KCBC Calls for Rescheduling Entrance Exams on Christian Holy Days
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KCBC Urges Rescheduling of Entrance Exams on Christian Holy Days
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News18•23-03-2026, 19:45
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.