National Cow Science Exam 2021: All you need to know about the first-ever online exam on cows
A countrywide online examination on the subject of ‘gau vigyan’ (cow science) will be conducted this year for the first time. The National Cow Science Exam 2021 will be conducted by the Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog (RKA) on February 25. RKA, the government body set up for cow welfare, will be conducting the Kamdhenu Gau Vigyan Prachar Prasar Examination online and there will be no fee for this examination. RKA Chairman Vallabhbhai Kathiria said this exam will be held annually.
During a press conference, he said, “We are starting ‘Kamdhenu Gau Vigyan Prachar Prasar Examination’ at the national level from February 25, 2021. The cow is full of science that needs to be explored. It plays an important role in 5 trillion economies of the country.”
The National Cow Science Exam 2021 will be the first-ever examination to be conducted on the subject of gau vigyan. The exam will be held in 12 regional languages apart from Hindi and English.
Exam to have 100 multiple choice questions
According to the chairman of the RKA, the Kamdhenu Gau Vigyan Prachar Prasar Examination will contain a total of 100 multiple choice questions on the subject of cow sciences.
“Kamdhenu Gau Vigyan Prachar Prasar Exam will be an online exam with 100 multi-choice questions in Hindi, English, and 12 regional languages. The duration will be one hour and there will be 4 categories,” he said, as per ANI reports.
The Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry, and Dairying, under which RKA functions, issued an official released in which it stated that the exam will be conducted in four categories –Primary level up to 8th standard, Secondary level from class 9th to class 12th, College level after 12th+ and fourth category will be for the general public. The Ministry has said that there will be no fee for the examination and the syllabus as well as other literature and reference books on cows, which will be recommended on the website of the Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog, will help the examinees prepare for the exam.
Exam to be transparent, impartial
The Ministry, while talking about the National Cow Science Exam 2021, said, “Blogs, videos, and other selected reading material will be uploaded on the official website. Scientists, entrepreneurs, Gau Sevaks, farmers, youth, and women as well as senior citizens will actively work to make this mega event a grand success.”
The Ministry further said that this first-of-its-kind examination will be conducted in a transparent and impartial manner and that the questions will be set in such a way that during the online exam there will be no scope for any maneuvering.’
“Results will be immediately declared on the website of RKA. Certificates will be given to all. Successful meritorious candidates will be given prizes and certificates afterward. Appreciation letters will be issued to all those who help in organizing this exam,” it said.
RKA comes under the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry, and Dairying. It was set up by the Centre in February 2019, and is aimed at “conservation, protection, and development of cows and their progeny”.
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Source: The article is extracted from India Today, January 08, 2021.