<p>The ongoing second PUC examinations saw record absenteeism on Monday with a total of 28,512 students skipping the Economics paper. </p>.<p>Freshers formed the largest group of absentees with 20,147 of them failing to turn up for the exam.</p>.<p>As many as 5,959 private candidates and 2,019 repeaters also did not take the exam, according to the Department of Pre-University Education. </p>.<p>A department official attributed the record absenteeism to the highest number of registrations for the Economics paper this year. </p>.<p>A total of 4,12,593 students had registered for the exam this year, as against the 3,87,975 students when the exams were last held.</p>.<p>In 2020, the number of absentees for the Economics paper was 20,230, the official explained. </p>.<p>Tumakuru district recorded the most absentees among freshers at 1,642, followed by Mysuru with 1,115, Chitradurga with 1,076 and Bengaluru South with 1,001 students staying away from the examination. </p>.<p>Six girls who refused to remove hijab, boycotted the examination in Yadgir.</p>.<p><strong>Check out latest DH videos here</strong></p>
<p>The ongoing second PUC examinations saw record absenteeism on Monday with a total of 28,512 students skipping the Economics paper. </p>.<p>Freshers formed the largest group of absentees with 20,147 of them failing to turn up for the exam.</p>.<p>As many as 5,959 private candidates and 2,019 repeaters also did not take the exam, according to the Department of Pre-University Education. </p>.<p>A department official attributed the record absenteeism to the highest number of registrations for the Economics paper this year. </p>.<p>A total of 4,12,593 students had registered for the exam this year, as against the 3,87,975 students when the exams were last held.</p>.<p>In 2020, the number of absentees for the Economics paper was 20,230, the official explained. </p>.<p>Tumakuru district recorded the most absentees among freshers at 1,642, followed by Mysuru with 1,115, Chitradurga with 1,076 and Bengaluru South with 1,001 students staying away from the examination. </p>.<p>Six girls who refused to remove hijab, boycotted the examination in Yadgir.</p>.<p><strong>Check out latest DH videos here</strong></p>