The exam was supposed to be conducted by the RKA, which had been set up under the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying, for dissemination of information on economic, scientific, environmental, health, agriculture and spiritual relevance of indigenous cow in India.
More than five lakh applicants submitted their applications to appear for the exam, according to the RKA’s official statement, reported India Today.
The course material of the exam was widely criticised. On 5 January, the RKA, under Kathiria’s watch, had uploaded a 54-page “reference material” for the Kamdhenu Gau-Vigyan Prachar-Prasar Examination on their website.
Some of the things mentioned in that reference material included:
- “800 COVID-19 patients have been cured by an ayurvedic concoction containing cow dug, cow urine, milk, curd and ghee”
- “Cow slaughter can cause earthquakes”
- “In 1984, more than 20,000 people died due to gas leaks in Bhopal. People living in houses with cow dung-coated walls were…