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Daijiworld Media Network - Udupi (SP)

Udupi, Jun 17: Pre-university English examination which had been postponed in the past, will be held in the district from 10.15 am to 1.30 pm on Thursday June 18. The examination will be held in 27 examination centres in the district. A total of 13,563 students have registered themselves for this examination. As many as 6,414 among them are boys and 7,149 are girls.

Because of the prevalence of coronavirus infection, the students have to be checked for symptoms of infection before allowing them entry into the centres. Therefore, these students have been told to be present at the respective examination centres at 9 am without fail.

Arrangements in Udupi, Hebri, Kundapur

A helpline has been initiated for those who want to obtain details of the second PU (English) examination proposed to be held tomorrow in the district. The helpline numbers are 0820-2575891, cell phone: 8073518118.

Additional blocks

SVT PU College Karkala has created additional blocks in SVT first grade college, Karkala. Government PU college Karkala has created blocks in Christ King PU College Karkala. Government PU College Bidkalkatte has created additional blocks at Karnataka Public School Bidkalkatte in the same college.

Government PU College Kundapur (847), Bhandarkar’s PU College Kundapur (844) and MGM PU College Udupi (771) are the three examination centres from the district with the highest number of candidates.

The number of students coming to Udupi district for appearing in the examination happens to be 163. The number of students going to other districts from this district is 1,344.

If the students find it inconvenient to go to another district to appear for the examination, if they so wish, they can appear for the examination centres where they had appeared earlier.

Students going out and coming in to the district are issued identity cards by the department. Along with this, the previous hall ticket also should be carried to the examination centres. Because there are no photographs in the new identity cards.

E-pass

Out of 23 students coming to the district from other states, 12 are already in the district. For the other 11 students, deputy commissioner of Udupi district has issued e-passes already.

Reservation of additional centres

On account of COVID 19, if any of the examination centre is converted into containment one, three additional examination centres have been identified and reserved. They are, Dr G Shankar government women's first grade college Udupi, Jnana Sudha PU College Karkala and Venkataramana PU College Kundapur.

Bus service

As the bus services have not been fully restored in the district, 91 KSRTC buses will be run in 69 routes. In these buses, a lecturer will function as route officer. In every taluk, four principals function as nodal officers for overlooking bus services. The students also come to the examination centres from backward hamlets in the rainy season and also from far off places. If the students do not get the bus facility or if they miss the bus, government office vehicles are to be kept ready in all the taluks. The deputy commissioner has instructed all the tahsildars suitably.

Sanitisation

The examination centre rooms and desks are cleaned and sanitized with disinfectants. Students entering the centre will be tested with thermal scanners. They have to wash their hands with water and soap and wear masks before going into the examination rooms.

Students identified with symptoms like fever, cough, cold etc will be separated and provision has been made for them to write their examination in separate room, said district deputy director Bhagwant Kattimani, through a press release.

26,942 students to write second PU English exam on Jun 18 in DK

Second PU English subject exam is going to be held on Thursday, June 18 throughout the state of Karnataka.

Giving the information of the examinations, Vishnumurthy, deputy director of PU Education said, "In the district of Dakshina Kannada, 26,942 students are going to write the examinations in 51 centres. 6,322 students of the district will write examinations in outstation districts as they have gone to their homes.

"From the state of Kerala, 1,137 students will arrive in Dakshina Kannada to write the exam. As many as 32 buses are arranged for commuting these students from Talapady border.

"All the examination centres are sanitized and all students are instructed to wear face mask while coming to the examination centres. Seating arrangement is done for 24 students to sit in each class. There is separate arrangement for students who are sick.

"One doctor and a nurse are deputed for every examination center from the state health department. Prohibitory orders are placed up to 200 meters of area around the examination centres,” he said.