Karnataka CET 2021 deferred amid COVID-19 surge; to be held in August
Karnataka CET 2021 will now be held on August 28 and 29 in two shifts — from 10.30 to 11.50 AM and 2.30 PM to 3.50 PM.
Karnataka government has deferred the Karnataka Common Entrance Test (KCET) 2021 amid surge in COVID-19 cases. The announcement was made by the Higher Education Minister Dr Ashwathnarayan CN on Wednesday.
Taking to Twitter, he wrote “Considering the increasing number of COVID-19 cases in the state, the CET 2021 test has been postponed.” The new schedule has also been released.
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— Dr. Ashwathnarayan C. N. (@drashwathcn) May 12, 2021
ರಾಜ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ #COVID19 ಪ್ರಕರಣಗಳು ಹೆಚ್ಚಾಗುತ್ತಿರುವುದನ್ನು ಪರಿಗಣಿಸಿ, #CET2021 ಪರೀಕ್ಷೆಯನ್ನು ಮುಂದೂಡಲಾಗಿದೆ.
ಪರಿಷ್ಕೃತ ಪರೀಕ್ಷಾ ವೇಳಾಪಟ್ಟಿ ಇಂತಿದೆ:
Revised schedule for #KCET2021 - pic.twitter.com/bXyDyGV7cE
As per the new schedule, the Karnataka CET 2021 will now be held on August 28 and 29 in two shifts — from 10.30 to 11.50 AM and 2.30 PM to 3.50 PM. The Kannada Language Test which was scheduled to be conducted on July 9 will now be held on August 30.
Earlier, the examination was scheduled to be conducted on July 7 and 8, 2021.
The Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) conducts KCET for admission to professional courses including — undergraduate Engineering, Technology, Yoga and Naturopathy Farm science and Pharma in various institutes, reports TIMESNOWNEWS.
For more details, candidates are advised to visit the official website here.
