The Dakshin Kannada Pre University Principals Association, DKPUCPA is expected to release the 1st PUC results on May 5, 2020, if the latest media reports are to be believed. The results would be available offline too this time in contrast to being uploaded on the official website and college notice boards. It would be sent through SMS on the registered mobile phones of the students.

However, there has been no official announcement on the same by the education department of the state in this regard. As a precaution to Covid-19 outbreak, all the colleges have been directed not to put up the results on their notice boards, as the students visiting the campuses to access the results need to be avoided

This time, as per sources, the students who fail the first Pre University Test will be allowed a second chance through a supplementary exam. The candidates can re-appear in the exam that will be held only at the college level.

Earlier the Karnataka PUC 1 results were to be declared on March 27, 2020, which got postponed due to coronavirus lockdown implemented in the state. The HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhariyal Nishank had held a meeting with all education heads of the states and asked them to resume the evaluation process of the board answer copies of the respective states.

The colleges will be starting the online sessions for the students who qualify the PU exams after the declaration of the results. As per UGC guidelines, the new sessions would commence from September 2020.