Karnataka SSLC exams begin, students asked to remove hijabs before entering

The Karnataka SSLC exams will be conducted from March 28 to April 11, 2022. The state board has stated that uniforms will be compulsory for appearing for the exams.

Karnataka SSLC exams 2022: The Karnataka SSLC Exams 2022 have begun today, March 28. The Karnataka Class 10 exams have been scheduled from March 28 to April 11.  On the first day of the Karnataka SSLC exams, students will appear for the language papers – Kannada, Telugu, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Urdu, English and Sanskrit.  Around 8.73 lakh students are expected to appear for the Class 10 exams. It has also been notified by the state board that uniforms will be compulsory for appearing for the exams. There are around 40,000 halls in 3,440 exam centres around the state.
As the Class 10 exams began, a student was sent back home and was not allowed to appear for the SSLC Exams 2022 as they refused to take off their hijab before entering the examination hall.

The State Education Minister for Primary and Secondary Education, BC Nagesh has stated that wearing the Hijab will be prohibited during the exams. "After the High Court order, we've not allowed that (hijab). We've given clarification that they (students with hijab) can come into the campus wearing the hijab but they cannot put it on in the classroom. The same condition will apply during the exams," BC Nagesh told reporters.