NEW DELHI: The Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog (RKA) has postponed the 'cow science exam' which was scheduled for February 25 day after its chief, Vallabhbhai Kathiria exited his office.
According to its website, it stated, "Please note that online Kamdhenu Gau Vigyan Prachar Prasar Exam /Pratiyogita which was scheduled for 25th Feb 2021, including Mock Examination on 21st Feb 2021, has been postponed."
It is to be mentioned here that the exam was supposed to be conducted by the RKA, which had been set up under the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying, for the dissemination of information on economic, scientific, environmental, health, agriculture and spiritual relevance of indigenous cow in India.
Earlier, the government of India in order to raise mass awareness about Indigenous Cowsamong young Students and every other citizen, RASHTRIYA KAMDHENU AAYOG (RKA) has come out with a noble initiative of making Study materials about Cow Science available and conduct "Kamdhenu Gau-VigyanPrachar-Prasar Examination".
Meanwhile, the Kamdhenu Gau-Vigyan Prachar-Prasar Exam is set to be of 100 marks and one-hour duration in Hindi, English and 12 other regional languages.
There is no fee for the examination. The examination will be tick-mark objective type question-answers (MCQ). 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. 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.
As per the report, more than five lakh applicants submitted their applications to appear for the exam, according to the RKA's official statement.
Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog (RKA) has been constituted by the Government of India for the conservation, preservation, protection and development of cows and their progenies and for giving directions for the cattle development programmes.