Most science and commerce students are as pleased as Punch that their time-table setters have given them a chance to start with the easiest subjects, Chemistry and Accountancy. “Many science students find Physics the toughest subject. Chemistry, in comparison, is much easier. So it’s nice that we start with Chemistry,” says Sanathan Kedilaya, second-year PU student of Sheshadripuram Composite PU College.
Students have been making enquiries about whether there has been a revision in the time-table for the examinations. There has been none. “We have almost two days’ gap after the first subject. The second exam is Kannada. For most of us, that is an easy paper. Mathematics is a tough subject for me, and I am happy that I have a gap ahead of it, to prepare for that exam,” said Anirudda, a student of KLE College.
Students of the arts subjects too are happy with the time table. “It makes little difference what subject we attempt first. We are happy that there is a gap of a day for each of the subjects, except English. We will have time enough for good preparation,” said Mythra Bhatt, a student of the Sheshadripuram Main College.
Many of the students contacted by this reporter seemed calm and composed. “I have celebrated Ugadi, and I am confident that my performance in the examinations will be good,” said Prashanth Kumar, a student of the RNS College. Some parents, however, appeared hassled, having taken time off work to stay back with children getting ready to face the exams.
Nearly 6,51,771 candidates from 3,357 PU colleges across the state are taking the second-year pre-university examinations this year. In 2009, there were 856 centres in the state; this year, there are 907. Of these, 52 centres have been identified as ‘sensitive’ and 19 as ‘super-sensitive’. These terms indicate the high propensity for malpractice at these centres.
To keep a check on unfair practices, the state department of pre-university education (PUE) has appointed 90 district-level squads and 2,100 special squads, that will conduct visits to different centres.
The department is planning to start the evaluation of answer scripts in the first week of April. Results are expected by the first week of May.
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