Post-hijab row, Karnataka makes uniforms must for PU students

BENGALURU: The Karnataka government has made uniforms mandatory for pre-university course (

PUC

)

students

from the 2022-23 academic year. The admission guidelines cite the high court order upholding the government order on uniforms following the

hijab

controversy.

The circular issued on Wednesday follows confusion over the wearing of the hijab inside PUC classrooms.

According to education department officials, several institutions, teachers, and parents had questioned whether hijab will be allowed inside examination halls for students from private schools since admission guidelines for academic year 2021-22

state

that uniforms are not compulsory for students.

The new circular states that in case no uniform is prescribed, students must wear a garment that will “maintain equality and unity, and which does not disturb public order”.