<p>Sitting for any exam on a good day is harrowing enough; imagine doing that amid a pandemic, and that too when you are Covid-19 positive.</p>.<p>But that’s what 63 students did, taking the crucial Karnataka Common Entrance Test (K-CET) despite being sickened by the deadly pathogen. On Friday, when the K-CET results were announced, many had reason to cheer as they scored ranks between 150 and 200.</p>.<p>The students also applauded the government for allowing them to write the exam. </p>.<p>“I had almost given up hope on K-CET as I had tested positive a few days before the exam,” said a student, whose family requested <span class="italic">DH</span> not to name him. “However, the government did not discriminate and allowed us to write the exams. Today, I am happy that I have secured a good ranking and plan to pursue aeronautical engineering.” </p>.<p>Talking about the experience, another student said it was “not an easy task for invigilators to wear a PPE kit and watch us write exams”. “I really appreciate the invigilators who helped us write the exams comfortably,” said the student who was ranked within 150. </p>.<p>Continuing, the student said his “father was in a critical state” at that time. “Also, I was unsure of whether I would reach the exam centre as I had tested positive. None could drive me to the centre. But my principal helped me by informing the district administration who arranged for the transport,” said the student.</p>.<p>Another student — who has been ranked within 120 in veterinary and 650 in engineering — said, “The credit for my success goes to all those authorities who made arrangements for me to write the exams all alone in the centre.”</p>.<p><strong>Bengaluru, Mangaluru students bag top ranks</strong></p>.<p>Continuing with the regular trend, students from Bengaluru and Mangaluru bagged the top ranks in the K-CET results, which were announced by Deputy Chief Minister Dr Ashwath Narayan.</p>.<p>Rakshith M of RV PU College Bengaluru topped the state in the engineering stream, while Varun Gowda AB from Expert PU College Mangaluru secured the first rank in BSc (Agri).</p>.<p>Sai Vivek P of Narayana E Techno School, Bengaluru, secured the first rank in both BVSc (Veterinary) and BPharma/DPharma. In Naturopathy and Yogic sciences category, Arnav Aiyappa PP from Alva’s PU college Moodubidre secured the first rank.</p>.<p>Karnataka witnessed a considerable increase in the number of candidates eligible for the engineering stream.</p>.<p>While 1,40,957 students had qualified for engineering courses last year, this year, a total of 1,53,470 students secured eligibility, an addition of more than 12,000 students. </p>
<p>Sitting for any exam on a good day is harrowing enough; imagine doing that amid a pandemic, and that too when you are Covid-19 positive.</p>.<p>But that’s what 63 students did, taking the crucial Karnataka Common Entrance Test (K-CET) despite being sickened by the deadly pathogen. On Friday, when the K-CET results were announced, many had reason to cheer as they scored ranks between 150 and 200.</p>.<p>The students also applauded the government for allowing them to write the exam. </p>.<p>“I had almost given up hope on K-CET as I had tested positive a few days before the exam,” said a student, whose family requested <span class="italic">DH</span> not to name him. “However, the government did not discriminate and allowed us to write the exams. Today, I am happy that I have secured a good ranking and plan to pursue aeronautical engineering.” </p>.<p>Talking about the experience, another student said it was “not an easy task for invigilators to wear a PPE kit and watch us write exams”. “I really appreciate the invigilators who helped us write the exams comfortably,” said the student who was ranked within 150. </p>.<p>Continuing, the student said his “father was in a critical state” at that time. “Also, I was unsure of whether I would reach the exam centre as I had tested positive. None could drive me to the centre. But my principal helped me by informing the district administration who arranged for the transport,” said the student.</p>.<p>Another student — who has been ranked within 120 in veterinary and 650 in engineering — said, “The credit for my success goes to all those authorities who made arrangements for me to write the exams all alone in the centre.”</p>.<p><strong>Bengaluru, Mangaluru students bag top ranks</strong></p>.<p>Continuing with the regular trend, students from Bengaluru and Mangaluru bagged the top ranks in the K-CET results, which were announced by Deputy Chief Minister Dr Ashwath Narayan.</p>.<p>Rakshith M of RV PU College Bengaluru topped the state in the engineering stream, while Varun Gowda AB from Expert PU College Mangaluru secured the first rank in BSc (Agri).</p>.<p>Sai Vivek P of Narayana E Techno School, Bengaluru, secured the first rank in both BVSc (Veterinary) and BPharma/DPharma. In Naturopathy and Yogic sciences category, Arnav Aiyappa PP from Alva’s PU college Moodubidre secured the first rank.</p>.<p>Karnataka witnessed a considerable increase in the number of candidates eligible for the engineering stream.</p>.<p>While 1,40,957 students had qualified for engineering courses last year, this year, a total of 1,53,470 students secured eligibility, an addition of more than 12,000 students. </p>