Plea Filed in Karnataka High Court to Postpone KCET 2020, Final Decision Taken to Conduct Exam
A Plea has been filed in Karnataka High Court by NSUI to postpone KCET 2020 scheduled on July 30 & 31. The court took up the hearing on July 29, 2020, and approved the decision to conduct the exam.
While KEA (Karnataka Examinations Authority) is all set to hold KCET 2020 on July 30 & 31, there have been demands from students and parents to postpone the entrance exam. NSUI (National Students’ Union of India) has filed a plea in Karnataka High Court to postpone KCET 2020 exam. NSUI has indicated that the exam has to be postponed considering students’ health and safety. The union has sought the intervention of the High Court in this regard and postpone the exam. However, the court clarified that the entrance exam will be conducted as per the schedule.
KCET 2020 High Court Decision Live Updates
Check the live updates pertaining to High Court Decision on KCET 2020 postponement
| Time | Live Updates |
| 10:48, 29 Jul 2020 | All set for KCET 2020 exam. Check KCET 2020 Biology Answer Key & Mathematics Answer Key |
| 19:50, 29 Jul 2020 | No Change in KCET 2020 Exam Date |
| 19;36, 29 Jul 2020 | The High Court clarified that the exam will not be postponed, and the exam will be conducted as per scheduled. All students should be allowed to appear for KCET 2020 |
| 19:28, 29 Jul 2020 | The Bench asked the government to inform Police that no student would be prevented from attending the exam after showing the hall ticket |
| 19:26, 29 Jul 2020 | The government submitted that Hall Tickets will act as passes for students coming from Containment Zones. |
| 19:20, 29 Jul 2020 | The petitioner alleged that the helpline that was set up was not even working. |
| 19:16, 29 Jul 2020 | The Bench also sought clarity whether the government is able to provide transport for students from containment zones. The government responded that it can run buses. |
| 19:15, 29 Jul 2020 | The Bench has asked two questions to the government such as 'What if a Covid-19 student can't produce medical certificate' and 'what could be the risk factor.' |
| 19:13, 29 Jul 2020 | The Bench has re-assemble to read the final decision. |
| 18:47, 29 Jul 2020 | The Court Officer has informed that Bench will assemble in 10 minutes to pronounce the final decision. So, students need to wait for another 10-15 minutes for the final decision. |
| 18:36, 29 Jul 2020 | Suspense continuing on KCET 2020 decision by Karnataka HC. The Bench is yet to start proceedings after the break. |
| 18:03, 29 Jul 2020 | The Division Bench will resume the session in a few minutes. |
| 17:56, 29 Jul 2020 | The Bench has taken a 15-minute break. Final decision after the break. |
| 17:40, 29 Jul 2020 | All the students are eagerly waiting for the final decision of Karnataka HC on KCET. Proceedings have been completed. |
| 17:15, 29 Jul 2020 | The court is not in favour of conducting the exam. Final decision shortly. |
| 17:11, 29 Jul 2020 | The Bench questioned what happens if the government postpone the exam. is there any financial injury? The government submitted that all facilities have been set up and financial loss. On the other hand, students are mentally prepared to write the exam. |
| 17:06, 29 Jul 2020 | Advocate Anil Kumar revealed that there is a provision for a second chance as per UGC guidelines. |
| 17:04, 29 Jul 2020 | AAG Chinappa concludes his submission. |
| 17:02, 29 Jul 2020 | The Bench asked whether it's possible to conduct the exam in one day. |
| 16:59, 29 Jul 2020 | AAG Chinappa said that the government will provide Ambulance facility for Covid-19 students who have registered. The Bench questions what if student tested positive yesterday and did not disclose it. |
| 16:54, 29 Jul 2020 | AAG Chinappa said that transportation will be provided that for students, exam centres will be sanitized. Covid-19 students will be detected. The Bench asked how would it identify Covid-19 positive students. |
| 16:52, 29 Jul 2020 | AAG Chinappa revealed that it is not possible to give a second chance for KCET because it is a competitive exam. |
| 16:46, 29 Jul 2020 | AAG Chinaapa reads the state government's statement that a room in every exam centre will be allocated for a student with temperature. |
| 16:40, 29 Jul 2020 | The bench feels that it would be better if the government only take a decision on the exam. |
| 16:39, 29 Jul 2020 | The Bench argued that it is difficult for Covid-19 affected students to get a medical certificate stating that they are fit to write the exam. There are no clinics. |
| 16:36, 29 Jul 2020 | The court is discussing the risks associated with conducting the exam and specifically students attending from other states. |
| 16:34, 29 Jul 2020 | Advocate Chinnapa indicated that only 40 students appearing for KCET have Covid-19. The court questioned is it wise to put the lives of students in danger. |
| 16:31, 29 Jul 2020 | The Bench said that instead of the court passing the court, it should be with the wisdom of government. The court asked will the government provide a second option for KCET if students miss the exam. |
| 16:26, 29 Jul 2020 | An Advocate intervened and submitted that 11,000 students were unable to download hall ticket due to technical reasons. |
| 16:25, 29 Jul 2020 | Advocate Mannan Khan said that KCET is a career deciding exam and it should not be conducted in this chaos |
| 16:23, 29 Jul 2020 | Advocate Mannan Khan indicated that the Thumb Impression is taken one cam hall can be also a source of Covid-19 spread. When Kerala conducted KEAM, many students have been infected with Covid-19 |
| 16:12, 29 Jul 2020 | Advocate Mannan Khan indicated that thermal screening will not be sufficient in the exam centres. There will be a lot of undetected cases. |
| 16:14, 29 Jul 2020 | Advocate Anil Kumar submitted that they are asking the government to postpone the exam but not cancel it. |
| 16:10, 29 Jul 2020 | Advocate Anil Kumar argued that State government SOPs are issued for July 30 & 31 exam and not August 01, 2020, exam, i.e., Kannada Language Test. The number of exam centres will not be sufficient even 24 students are allocated one room. |
| 16:08, 29 Jul 2020 | Advocate Anil Kumar argued that Covid-19 students will be attending the exam and no lunch will be provided. It is difficult for such students to get an Ambulance. |
| 16:06, 29 Jul 2020 | AGG Chinappa said that over 1 lakh students downloaded the hall ticket for the entrance exam. |
| 16:03, 29 Jul 2020 | Anil Kumar says that the state exams should happen only after national-level exams, and the state can't give the second option for KCET like SSLC exams. |
| 15:59, 29 Jul 2020 | Advocate Anil Kumar refers to an e-mail shared by a student in which she said that she was unable to study due to Covid-19. There are many students with Covid-19, but there is no helpline for such students. |
| 15:55, 29 Jul 2020 | Advocate Anil Kumar indicates that the lockdown is still continuing in containment zones, and the state government can't conduct KCET 2020 |
| 15:51, 29 Jul 2020 | Petitioner Advocate Anil Kumar begins his pleadings |
| 15:48, 29 Jul 2020 | The Bench asked whether any state conducted the entrance exam. Recently, Kerala conducted KEAM, and entrance exams in various states have been postponed. |
| 15:46, 29 Jul 2020 | The Bench enquired about JEE Main and NEET exam dates |
| 15:43, 29 Jul 2020 | Ponanna argued that the state government can't consider the students travelling from other states as Business Travellers. Quarantine rules could not be diluted. |
| 15:40, 29 Jul 2020 | Advocate Ponanna argued that that the public life can't be put under risk by diluting the containment zones |
| 15:36,29 Jul 2020 | The Bench asked 'How many students are from containment zones?' |
| 15:33, 29 Jul 2020 | Advocate Ponnana submits that the environment is not fit to conduct the KCET 2020 exam now. Almost 1,881 will be coming to take exam from other states. So, its not safe. |
| 15:30, 29 Jul 2020 | Senior Advocate Ponnana argued that the number of cases in the state crossed 1 lakh and it's not safe to conduct the exam. |
| 15:27, 29 Jul 2020 | The state government submitted that it increased the exam centres from 421 to 491. The state government also conducted SSLC exams for eight lakh students successfully. |
| 15:20, 29 Jul 2020 | The Bench is going through the decision submitted by the state government. |
| 15:16, 29 Jul 2020 | The hearing on KCET exam 2020 postponement in HC begins |
| 15:08, 29 Jul 2020 | The Bench is yet to assemble and start the proceedings. |
| 14:30, 29 Jul 2020 |
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PIL filed officially by @NSUIKarnataka to be heard at 2.30pm today. Hope Advocate Anil will argue well in favour of #KCET aspirants. The court had asked GoK to reconsider its decision on holding of exams in yesterday's hearing.
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High Court Hearing on KCET 2020 Postponement
The High Court of Karnataka has taken up the hearing on July 28, 2020. The High Court has directed the state government to reconsider its decision of holding the entrance exam. The state government will submit its final decision to the court on July 29, 2020. There was also a plea on the cancellation of the exam.
A few days back, the Health Ministry has released the SOPs for students appearing for KCET exam. Covid-19 positive candidates were also allowed to take the exam with special permission and safety measures. The government has made all the arrangements to conduct the exam as per the schedule.
With the rise in the number of Covid-19 cases, parents and students are worried to attend the exam. On the other hand, it is no safe to travel amid this pandemic.
Recently, Kerala government conducted KEAM 2020 exam with all safety measures. Even though the exam was successfully conducted, social distancing norms were flouted after the conclusion of the exam as a result of which some of the students have been tested positive.
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