Fewer Applicants Appeared for BHU Entrance Test in Kolkata, No Public Transport

The Banaras Hindu University (BHU) entrance examination was conducted in the Salt Lake Sector Five area, near Kolkata, on Thursday amid a biweekly total lockdown across the state.

While every year a large number of students across the nation appear for the BHU entrance exam, this year fewer students appeared for the exam compared to previous years.

Students were forced to take private vehicles to reach the examination centre to write the entrance test as public transport in the state was not in service.

While some students were able to make up to appear for the exam, a large number of students failed to appear because of the unavailability of public transport.

During the conduct of the examination, social-distancing norms were strictly followed, and students were allowed to enter the examination hall only if they wore masks. The examination centres also made proper arrangements for thermal screening and sanitisation.

Students Remarks On the Conduct of Examination

“Student count was low maybe because there was no transportation available in the city. My dad had pre-booked a car so that we could reach the centre on time,” said Pratibha Singh, one of the aspirants.

While another aspirant, Shatadru Mukherjee, a resident of Shibpur in Howrah, said, “We were asked to reach one hour early at the examination centre. We reached at 7.30 am. There was no traffic, still, I started early. I had booked a private car that charged Rs 600 to drop me to Sector 5.”

One of the aspirants, Sangita Bhattacharya highlighted that due to the pandemic this examination was postponed multiple times as it was supposed to be conducted in the month of April.

“People in the rest of the state managed to write the exam smoothly but here many had to miss it. One of my friends, who lives in Hooghly, couldn’t appear because he had no transport available. It’s very disappointing,” she added.

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