Karnataka bans hijabs for all people during upcoming PU-II exams, including teachers

Karnataka Education Minister BC Nagesh on Tuesday said that the ban on Hijab is now also extended to the teachers, non-teaching staff, and exam supervisors on the upcoming Class 12 Pre-University (PU) board exams, in the examination centers. 

This order is for all schools including private ones, informed the minister. Before entering the exam hall everyone needs to remove their hijabs. After the conclusion of the 10th board, the state will now conduct the 12th board which is going to begin on April 22 and go on until May 18. 

Karnataka Education Minister BC Nagesh also said that in 14 districts, 98 percent of girls from the Muslim community appeared during SSLC exams amid the Hijab row. Not only this but in PUC exams 6,84,255 students will write the exam at 1076 centers. Where the exam centers will be under CCTV watch.

There will be,152 special forces, 858 taluk awareness forces, and 64 district forces in the exam centers. The exams will start from April 22 to May 18. There will be no gathering allowed in a 200-meter radius near exam centers and there will be police deployment at all centers. The government is also in talks to provide a transport system for the students so that they won't miss their exams.