Jharkhand holds teacher eligibility test after a 10-year gap

The Jharkhand Academic Council held the Teachers Eligibility Test on Sunday at 986 centres under tight security, the first in 10 years. Of 5,65,916 registered candidates, 4,85,243 appeared, while 80,673 stayed away. The exam comes amid nearly 39,000 teaching vacancies in government primary and upper primary schools. Candidates took the test in two sittings.