Haryana: 31,000 clear HTET this year, many results withheld

GURGAON: Out of 2.29 lakh candidates, who appeared for the Haryana Teachers’ Eligibility Test (HTET), only 31,000 have cleared the exam this year. These candidates had completed their biometric identification which was mandatory for the announcement of the results.

The Haryana Board of School Education (HSEB) will be withholding the results of the candidates who could not complete their biometric verification.

There are a total of three levels of HTET, which the candidates have to pass to become eligible for applying for the state government jobs of teachers. The biometric verification was done at the district level on Sunday and Monday, which several candidates skipped, leading to withholding of their results. The HSEB had started the work of biometric verification after uploading the information of the candidates who passed the HTET level one, two and three examinations on the official website of the board.

The pass percentage in HTET remained less this year as compared to last year, said VP Yadav, chairman of HSEB.

HTET was held on December 2 and December 3 for Level-1 (PRT), Level-2 (TGT) and Level-3 (PGT).

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