Students during the CET exams at Canara College (one of the exam centres), in Mangaluru on Thursday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT The first day of the Common Entrance Test (CET-2026), conducted by the Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) for admission to engineering and other professional courses, went off smoothly on Thursday. According to a press statement by KEA Executive Director H. Prasanna, 96% of the candidates attended the Physics and Chemistry examinations held across 745 centres in the state. Published – April 23, 2026 10:41 pm IST Share this: Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading... Post navigation Dindigul district polls 88.98 % Naidu directs officials to develop Amaravati into revenue-generating growth hub