Bengaluru, May 21 (). The first day of the Common Entrance Test (CET-23) conducted by the Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) was conducted smoothly at 592 centers across the state on Saturday.
Concerns were raised over the swearing-in ceremony of the newly elected Congress government in Bengaluru on Saturday. Elaborate arrangements were made for the participation of about one lakh people in this programme. Students took the exam at 122 centers in Bengaluru.
KEA Executive Director Ramya said that out of 2,61,610 registered candidates, a total of 2,00,457 (82.53 per cent) appeared for Biology and 2,39,716 (93.78 per cent) appeared for Mathematics.
The students whose center was in Bengaluru also reached there without any hassle. Keeping in view the swearing-in ceremony, the KEA had taken several measures to facilitate smooth movement of students who were expecting traffic congestion.
It had asked students appearing for exams in Bengaluru to reach their places two hours before the scheduled time. The police were also directed to help the students reach their respective centers on time.
Physics and Chemistry papers are to be held on Sunday.
SGK
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