KCBC Urges Rescheduling of Entrance Exams on Christian Holy Days

• The KCBC, a key body of the Catholic Church in Kerala, urged authorities to reschedule all-India engineering entrance examinations.
• Exams are slated to be held on Christian holy days such as Maundy Thursday and Easter Sunday.
• The council stated that conducting exams on sacred days violates the fundamental right to freely practise religion.
• KCBC observed that such recurring instances infringe on the religious freedom of the Christian community.
• KCBC president Archbishop Varghese Chakkalakal and other leaders jointly made the demand, with representations to be submitted to the Centre and National Testing Agency.