BENGALURU: Karnataka Common Entrance Test 2021 will be held on August 28 and 29 across 530 centres in the state. Kannada language test will be conducted on August 30.
Higher education minister CN Ashwath Narayan on Thursday said 2,01,816 candidates have registered for CET-2021, which will be conducted at 86 centres in the city and 444 outside Bengaluru.
Kannada language test for Horanadu and Gadinadu Kannadiga candidates will be held at Bidar, Belagavi, Vijayapura, Ballari, Mangaluru and Bengaluru for 1,682 candidates.
“Strict precautionary measures will be adhered to at all centres in view of the pandemic, and the home department will depute sufficient police personnel at all centres on days of the test,” the minister said.
Deputy commissioners of respective districts have appointed one observer of assistant commissioner cadre for each exam centre. Besides, a total of 530 observers, 1,060 special invigilation squad members, 530 custodians, around 8,409 invigilators and 20,415 officers/officials have been deployed to discharge exam duties.
While the test for biology and mathematics will be conducted on August 28, physics and chemistry papers will be held on August 29. Candidates have been asked to visit the KEA website for details — http://kea.kar.nic.in
