Bidar, Apr 20 (UNI) Two officials of Sai Spoorthi Pre-University College in Bidar have been suspended after a student alleged he was denied entry to the Karnataka Common Entrance Test (CET) for refusing to remove his Janivara, a sacred thread traditionally worn by Hindu men.
The student, Suchivrat Kulkarni, was scheduled to appear for the Mathematics paper of the Undergraduate Common Entrance Test (UGCET) on April 17. He claimed that invigilators at the college prevented him from entering the examination hall unless he removed or cut the thread.
"I pleaded with them for 45 minutes," Suchivrat told reporters, adding that despite his repeated requests, he was not allowed to take the exam. "They said I could only write the exam if I removed my Janeu. I want the government to either allow me to reappear or grant me a seat in a government college," he said.