Karnataka SSLC exam from Monday; Uniform compulsory, hijab not allowed

NEW DELHI: A circular released by Karnataka's department of primary and secondary education has made uniforms compulsory for appearing for the Karnataka SSLC examinations, beginning on March 28. Students are not allowed to wear hijab with uniform while attending the exams.

Karnataka SSLC examinations, scheduled to be conducted from March 28 to April 11 is expected to have about 8.73 lakh students appearing for the exam. About 4.2 lakh students among these are female students. As per media reports, the Karnataka primary and secondary education minister has said that students should not wear hijab while writing the exams.

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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.

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