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CET 2026: Row erupted after students asked to remove Janeu & Kalava in Bengaluru exam centre
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CET 2026: Row erupted after students asked to remove Janeu & Kalava in Bengaluru exam centre

The Indian Express·PTI·about 1 month ago
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Students were not allowed to wear Janeu, Kalava inside the exam centre for CET in Bengaluru. (Image: AI Generated) A row has erupted after five students were forced to remove their sacred thread (Janeu/Yajnopaveetha) at Krupanidhi College in the city during the CET held here. The Common Entrance Test (CET) is held to select students for admission into professional courses. Students on Friday alleged that the invigilators present at the examination hall of the college at Madivala asked them to get the sacred thread removed if they wished to write the exam. This was even though last year, when a similar controversy took place , the government made it clear that the sacred thread would not be removed during the CET. However, once again this year, students faced similar discrimination. A student said, “When I went to the examination centre, the teachers got my earring removed.…

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