New Delhi: A countrywide online examination on the subject of ‘Gau Vigyan’ (Cow Science) will be conducted this year for the first time. The National Cow Science Exam-2021 will be conducted by the Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog (RKA) on Feb. 25.

RKA, the Government body set up for cow welfare, will be conducting the Kamdhenu Gau Vigyan Prachar Prasar Examination online and there will be no fee for this examination. RKA Chairman Vallabhbhai Kathiria said this exam will be held annually.

According to the Chairman of the RKA, the Kamdhenu Gau Vigyan Prachar Prasar Examination will contain a total of 100 multiple choice questions on the subject of Cow Sciences.“Kamdhenu Gau Vigyan Prachar Prasar Exam will be an online exam with 100 multi-choice questions in Hindi, English, and 12 regional languages. The duration will be one hour and there will be 4 categories,” he said.

The Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry, and Dairying, under which RKA functions, issued an official release in which it stated that the exam will be conducted in four categories — Primary level up to 8th standard, Secondary level from class 9th to class 12th, College level after 12-plus and fourth category will be for the general public.

The Ministry has said that there will be no fee for the examination and 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.

“Results will be immediately declared on the website of RKA. Successful meritorious candidates will be given prizes and certificates. Appreciation letters will be issued to all those who help in organising this exam,” it said. For details, visit http://kamdhenu.gov.in/