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There will be no re-examination for hundreds of students who skipped practical examinations
According to a report, hundreds of pre-university II (PU II) students who skipped practical tests in Karnataka would not be given another chance to sit for the exams. Class 12 is referred to as PU II in Karnataka. They had boycotted the tests to get hijab authorized in their institutes’ classrooms.
The administration has previously intimated that these students would be given another chance to sit for the exams. However, the administration reiterated on Sunday that students who were marked absent during the exams will not be given another chance.
“How can we even accept the possibility?” questioned BC Nagesh, the minister of basic and secondary education, stating the government’s position. If we let students who boycotted the practicals because they were not permitted to wear hijab to the exam even after the high court issued an interim injunction, another student will come with a different reason and seek a second opportunity.”
Practical examinations are worth 30 points out of a total of 100 points in Karnataka board exams, with the remaining 70 points going to theory tests.
The Hijab debate began in Karnataka in early February, when several students insisted on wearing hijab inside lectures, despite their institutes’ uniform policies. The dispute grew to the point that Pakistan, a difficult neighbor, attempted to spark a diplomatic battle over it.
Several written petitions have been submitted in court, demanding that the hijab be worn in classrooms, despite uniform requirements in educational institutions. The Karnataka high court, however, ruled this week that the hijab is not an important religious practice and dismissed all such applications.
Row of the hijab
Eight Muslim females were denied access to courses in a Udupi college because they were wearing hijab in the first week of January, igniting the hijab issue in Karnataka. The hijab was not part of the required uniform dress code for students, according to the college administration.
The Muslim girls, who were passionate about wearing hijab to school, subsequently petitioned the High Court for permission to do so. They claimed that wearing the hijab was a “fundamental right” provided to them under Articles 14 and 25 of the Indian Constitution, as well as an “integral practice of Islam.”
Hindu students in Karnataka wore saffron scarves over their necks and protested against Muslim girls continuing to wear hijab to college, escalating the debate. Stone-pelting and violence were reported from various regions of the state, causing tensions at several educational institutions in Udupi, Shivamogga, Bagalkote, and other areas.
After meeting the Campus Front of India (CFI), the student section of the Islamist group Popular Front of India (PFI), in October 2021, the students began to wear hijab to schools and colleges, as previously reported. The pupils admitted to conversing with the CFI.
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