Over Five Lakh Appear at Teachers' Eligibility Test 2011

Haryana State Teachers’ Eligibility Test-2011 passed off peacefully today amidst rumours of paper leakage. The result is expected to be ready in three weeks time and two different agencies would check and cross-check the result before it is declared.
At least 14 unfair means cases were registered, which include one case of impersonation at the Ambala Cantt.-47 examination centre. The impersonator was handed over to the police.
Videographed for the first time at all the 602 centres in 14 districts of Haryana, the test saw over five lakh candidates take the exam which would make them eligible for being selected as teachers in government schools of the state. While one lakh appeared for the examination for lecturers yesterday, 1.75 lakh candidates took the test for category I (class I to V) and the rest for category II (class VI to VIII) today.
Sources said that conducting the test with complete transparency was a challenge since, following a petition in the high court alleging imprersonation in earlier STET examinations, the court had sealed the record of the tests conducted in 2008 and 2009.
With the credibility of the Board at stake, officials of the Education Department, specially Principal Secretary Surina Rajan and the Board Secretary Shekhar Vidyarthi painstakingly introduced measures to ensure that the sanctity of the examination is not compromised.
Among the various checks put in place was the decision to have no centre in “sensitive” districts like Bhiwani, Jhajjar and Rohtak. While Board observers were posted at every centre along with an official of the district administration, police manned the entrance of the centres set up at CBSE schools and colleges and universities across the state.
In a bid to check impersonation, candidates were required to carry an identity proof and sign both before and after the tes.
The Board rejected nearly 5000 applications of candidates who had filled up forms from different districts with minor alterations in names in a bid to leave scope for impersonation. Also, none of the forms received after the cut off date was entertained.
Officials maintained that evaluation of papers had already started and the result would be out before the end of this month. The result preparation, too, would be videographed, they claimed.
In Haryana, there is a large shortfall of school teachers and a severe dearth of “well-qualified” teachers. With this test, the Department is hopeful of filling up the vacancies in government schools.

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