Primary teacher recruitment tests: Results likely next week
Results of the recruitment tests for appointment of assistant teachers at government primary schools are likely to be published next week.
However, the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education has backtracked from its decision to increase the number of teachers for the post, officials confirmed this morning.
The ministry in October 2020 published an advertisement for appointing 32,577 assistant teachers. But in March this year it said 45,000 teachers would be recruited as another 10,000 assistant teachers had retired since announcement of the vacancy.
But finally, the ministry has decided to appoint 32,577 assistant teachers in line with the advertisement as they have taken approval for their appointment from the finance and public administration ministries, Mahbubur Rahman, the public relation officer of the ministry, said this morning.
"We took the decision [to appoint 32,577 assistant teachers] keeping in mind that if anyone of them goes to court [regarding not adhering to the details advertised], the whole recruitment process may be suspended," he said.
"We are going to publish the recruitment test results by next week," he said.
A total of 13,09,461 candidates applied for the positions. Of them, around 1.51 lakh passed the written exams and took the viva voce.
Currently, there are around 3.60 lakh teachers at 65,566 government primary schools.
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