Keralite nun refuses to take AIPMT without veil, cross

A Keralite nun was on Saturday denied permission to take the AIPMT here after she refused to remove her veil and Holy cross as required under the CBSE’s new dress code.

Sister Saiba, who was to take the test at the Jawahar central school on Saturday morning in the capital of the south Indian state of Kerala, said she sought permission to write the examination with her veil and cross. However, the school Principal told her about the guidelines issued by the CBSE. She then requested for a separate room to write the examination without the veil and cross, but it was not accepted, she said.