Food was served to students appearing for the CET exam at St. Joseph’s High School in Bengaluru on Saturday. , Photo credit: Sudhakara Jain
The first day of Common Entrance Test (CET) – 2023 concluded smoothly on Saturday. The attendance for Biology was 82.53% and that of Mathematics was 93.78%.
Out of 2,61,610 registered candidates, a total of 2,00,457 candidates appeared for Biology and 2,39,716 appeared for Mathematics.
The CET, which is a gateway for admission to professional courses like engineering, veterinary medicine, agricultural science, pharmacy, naturopathy and yoga, nursing, and others, was conducted in 592 centers across the state, including 121 in Bengaluru.
However, students at a center in Bengaluru South experienced a power cut for a few minutes. There was a power cut at Government PU College, Madiwala, but the officials said that there was no inconvenience to the students.
Students who took the exam on the first day felt that Biology was easy and Mathematics was difficult and lengthy. “Compared to last year, the Mathematics paper was difficult and had lengthy questions. But, biology was easy,” said a student.
Physics and Chemistry exams will be held on Sunday as per the schedule.