Express News Service
NEW DELHI: The cow has come to be recognised as the official animal of great academic curiosity. Nearly 5 lakh candidates have registered to take the Kamdhenu Gau Vigyan exam that will be conducted by the Centre s cow welfare body on February 25.
There has been an overwhelming response from Indians living abroad and even foreigners. A record number of NRIs and foreigners from 51 countries and applicants from almost all districts of the country have registered for the exam.
Nearly one lakh NRIs have registered to take the test while at least 15 per cent overseas applicants include foreigners.The Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog (RKA), the organising authority, said registrations have picked up in the last two-three days with at least 5,000 people enrolling per hour. The registration deadline was to end on Thursday, but has now been extended till Saturday.