Mangalore: Second PU Exams Begin, Prohibitory Orders Issued

Pics: Spoorthi Ullal
Daijiworld Media Network – Mangalore (SP)

Mangalore, Mar 15: Anxiety, anticipation, confidence and nervousness prevailed among students across exam centres in the city commenced on Thursday March 15.

A total of 30,129 students from Dakshina Kannada district, and 14,184 from Udupi district, are appearing for the second PU examinations, which will go on till March 31.

The students are appearing for the examinations in 48 centres spread over Dakshina Kannada district and 25 in Udupi. While the number of first-timers in Dakshina Kannada stands at 25,736, Udupi accounts for 12,005. The others are either repeat candidates or private ones.

The department of PU education has taken all measures to ensure that the PU examination, which happens to be a very important threshold in the lives of the students, and their performance in which can prove to be a turning point in their lives, is held properly.

District and taluk level vigilance squads which also contain members from outside the districts, have been formed by the department of PU education, while the deputy commissioner has appointed district and taluk level nodal officers. In addition to vigilance squads, mobile squads will also be keeping an eye on the proceedings.

Prohibitory orders under section 144 have been promulgated up to a radius of 200 metres from these examination centres, and Xerox shops functioning in this radius have been ordered to be shut between 8 am each day till the examinations come to an end.