SSTET qualified candidate during a press conference in Diphu
town on Wednesday. (EM Images)
- DIPHU — As many
as 50 candidates who have qualified in the Sixth Schedule Special Teacher
Eligibility Test (SSTET) from both Karbi Anglong and West Karbi Anglong have
appealed to the authority of Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC) to
immediately release the teachers’ recruitment advertisement.
- The appeal was made by SSTET qualified members during a
press conference held at Rangsina Sarpo auditorium hall, Lorulangso, in Diphu
on Wednesday.
- It was informed that SSTET was conducted by the Department
of Education, Assam, on April 30, 2023, for three Sixth Schedule districts
comprising Karbi Anglong, Dima Hasao and Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR).
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- Subsequently, results were declared on June 15, 2023. In
Karbi Anglong, 1,023 candidates qualified for the lower primary level and 801
for the upper primary, while in West Karbi Anglong, 600 candidates cleared the
lower primary and 419 in the upper primary level.
- Altogether, 2,843 candidates from the twin districts
successfully cleared the SSTET 2023.
- Following the results, both Dima Hasao and BTR districts
promptly issued recruitment advertisements, conducted interviews and appointed
qualified candidates to fill teacher vacancies. However, even after lapse of
more than a year later, the Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC) was yet to
publish any advertisement for teacher recruitment.
