From Our Special Correspondent
Daijiworld Media Network

Bengaluru, Aug 28: Higher Education Minister Dr C N Ashwath Narayan on Saturday said the results of Karnataka’s Common Entrance Test (CET) for admission to professional courses will be announced by September 20 and the examinations were being conducted across the State very smoothly.

Speaking to the media after visiting Sheshadripuram College CET Center in the city to examine the arrangements made, he said the examinations are being held smoothly at all the 530 locations across the State.

Of the 12 students, who had been informed that they were COVID-19 positive, 4 students have tested negative. The COVID-19 positive students have also attended the examination by making use of the separate arrangements facilitated for them, he said.

There are no reports of any inconvenience from any location including the border area districts despite lockdown and weekend curfew being in effect.

The examination is being run smoothly in the districts of Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Chamarajanagar, Mysuru and Kodagu, which are adjacent or near to the state of Kerala, he said.

Responding to a query, he said that the process counseling would commence in the first week of October.