Bengaluru: Bangalore South MP Tejasvi Surya has urged Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) to consider postponing the exams for the posts of assistant horticulture officer (AHO) and assistant director of horticulture (ADH), scheduled for Sept 26 and 27, citing clashes with several other competitive tests.
In a letter to KEA executive director H Prasanna, dated Sept 8, Surya said he had received a representation from the Alumni Association of the University of Horticultural Sciences, Bagalkot, highlighting the overlap in exam dates. The AHO/ADH exams coincide with the SSC Selection Post Examination Phase XIV-2026, to be conducted from Sept 16 to 26, and the SBI clerk exam scheduled on Sept 26 and 27, according to the letter. The KSRP, IRB and KISF police constable examination is also scheduled on Sept 20. One such representation reads: “KEA has already given more than two months’ time from Aug 5 for the AHO exam preparation.
Therefore, as of now, we are proceeding with the notified schedule.”
Surya said several candidates have applied for both the AHO/ADH exams and the other competitive tests. However, KEA said it is getting an equal number of representations from candidates asking them not to postpone it. Prasanna said: “KEA has already made all necessary arrangements for conducting the exams on the scheduled dates.