Nearly a lakh students appear for KEAM entrance exam
The Hindu
234 COVID-infected, 248 quarantined students also write exam
Notwithstanding the pandemic, nearly a lakh students appeared for the State entrance examination for engineering and pharmacy courses (KEAM 2021) on Thursday. Around 90% of the higher education aspirants who downloaded admit cards turned up for the examination held across 418 centres. This was considerably higher than last year’s attendance of nearly 85%.The Shakti Scheme in Karnataka has completed its first year, yet the smart cards intended for the beneficiaries remain undistributed. According to Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy, while the smart cards have been prepared, their issuance has been stalled due to the absence of electronic ticketing machines (ETMs) in all buses, making them impractical.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly R. Ashok were engaged in war of words over the Lok Sabha election results on Tuesday, with the former calling the latter “ignorant and entertaining people”. In response, Mr. Ashok said the Chief Minister “sometimes wakes up from deep slumber to exhibit his arrogance and anger”.