Janivara and hijab row: KEA to turn down demand by 3 students for re-exam in all subjects
The Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA) has denied a demand from three students for a re-examination in all subjects after they were made to remove their janivara during the Physics Common Entrance Test. The students had initially accepted an offer for a re-exam in Physics only, but later requested a broader re-examination. Meanwhile, a student who refused to remove her hijab did not take the exam and is seeking assistance from the KEA.
- ▪Three students were forced to remove their janivara during the CET-2026 Physics exam.
- ▪The KEA has turned down the students' demand for a re-examination in all subjects.
- ▪A student who refused to remove her hijab did not write the exam and is seeking help from the KEA.
Opening excerpt (first ~120 words) tap to expand
Three students who were made to remove their janivara (sacred thread) during the recent Physics Common Entrance Test (CET-2026), have rejected the Karnataka Examination Authority’s (KEA) offer to hold a re-examination for the subject. Instead they have demanded that a re-examination be held for all four subjects and the best of the two scores be considered for their ranking. However, top sources in the Higher Education Department said KEA has turned down this demand. On the first day of CET-2026 Physics examination, on April 23, 2026, during the frisking process, the staff at the Krupanidhi Pre-University College examination centre in Bengaluru allegedly forced three students to remove their janivara.
…
Excerpt limited to ~120 words for fair-use compliance. The full article is at The Hindu — Top.
Discussion
0 commentsMore from The Hindu — Top
