Bengaluru: The Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board witnessed a subdued turnout on the first day of the state board secondary school leaving certificate (SSLC) examination, which began on Monday. Out of the 8,45,811 registered students, 13,468 were absent, with one student being debarred.
The examinations for first language subjects including Kannada, Telugu, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Urdu, English, and English (NCERT) were conducted on Monday. Of the total registered students, 8,32,343 appeared for the exams, resulting in an overall attendance rate of 98.41%.
Vijayapur district reported one student being debarred, while notable absenteeism was observed in other districts as well. In Kalaburagi district, 1,688 students failed to attend the exams, followed by 1,515 students in Raichur district and 1,030 students in the Bidar district.
