Mysuru, March 1 -- The annual second PU exams (2024-25) of State Board, a key qualifying exam for students to pursue professional and other courses, began at 50 centres across the district, including 27 centres in Mysuru city alone, this morning.

Kannada and Arabic papers were held on the first day today (10 am to 1 pm). On the second day of the exams (Mar. 3), Maths, Education, Logic and Business Studies papers will be held. The exams will conclude on Mar.20 with Hindi paper.

As many as 35,382 students (from the streams of Science, Commerce and Arts together) had enrolled for the exams in the district, who included 32,684 freshers, 1,650 repeaters and 1,028 private students.

The 50 centres in the district included 27 in Mysuru city an...