Karnataka SSLC board exams 2022 to begin today; uniform compulsary, no hijab allowed

NEW DELHI: Karnataka state secondary education board (KSEEB) will commence Karnataka Class 10 or SSLC board exam 2022 today for around 8.73 lakh students. A circular released by Karnataka's department of primary and secondary education has made uniforms compulsory for appearing for the Karnataka SSLC exams. Students are not allowed to wear hijab with uniform while attending the exams.

Karnataka SSLC exams are scheduled to be conducted from March 28 to April 11. Students can download karnataka sslc exam time table 2022 from the official website - sslc.karnataka.gov.in. About 4.2 lakh students among these are female students. The Karnataka primary and secondary education minister BC Nagesh has said that students should not wear hijab while writing the exams.

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On the first day of the Karnataka SSLC exams, students will appear for the language papers – Kannada, Telugu, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Urdu, English and Sanskrit.

The Supreme Court on March 24 refused to accord urgent hearing on the pleas challenging the Karnataka High Court verdict which dismissed the petitions seeking permission to wear hijab inside the classroom and stated that the headscarf is not a part of the essential religious practice in Islam.

A bench comprising Chief Justice N V Ramana and Justice Krishna Murari denied the request of senior advocate Devadatt Kamat who mentioned the matter seeking urgent listing saying that examinations are going on. "Exams have nothing to do with the issue," the bench said.

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The Karnataka High Court in its verdict had said that wearing Hijab will be a violation of school uniform rules, and it will lead to two categories of girl students -- those with hijab and those without it. "Two categories of girl students will establish a sense of ‘social-separateness’, which is not desirable," the court said in its verdict.

The court had further stressed that students have to adhere to the dress code and noted that the government has the power to issue orders banning clothes that could disturb the peace, harmony and public order and no case is made out for its invalidation. The Karnataka High Court also said that wearing of Hijab is not an essential religious practice in Islam.