Mysore/Mysuru: Over six thousand eligible candidates from Mysuru district alone appeared in the first session of Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) conducted by the Department of Public Instruction this morning.

The TET exam is being conducted across the State for the recruitment of teachers for Classes 1 to 8.

In all, 6,453 out of the registered 7,136 candidates appeared in Paper 1 which was held for Primary Classes 1 to 5 in the morning session. 683 candidates were absent. The exam was held between 9.30 am and 12 noon at 27 centres in city.

The Paper 2 test will be held at 38 centres for Higher Primary Classes (6 to 8 std.) from 2 pm to 4.30 pm. A total of 10,102 teacher aspirants had registered for exams at Mysuru Centres.

Deputy Director of Public Instruction (DDPI) Ramachandra Raje Urs inspected eight exam centres across city this morning.

Speaking to Star of Mysore, the DDPI said that prohibitory orders in 200 mts radius around the exam centres has been imposed as a security measure for smooth conduct of exam. “The Department has deputed Assistant Commissioners of seven Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Zonal Offices and three officers of other Departments as Nodal Officers to supervise the exam. Besides, Sitting Squads are visiting all the exam centres,” he said adding that CCTV cameras are installed at all exam centres. One Health Department staff is deployed at all the centres to meet any health emergencies.

Both Paper 1 and Paper 2 will have 150 questions of one mark each. Candidates need to secure at least 60 percent marks, that is 90 out of 150 marks in order to qualify. TET certificate will be valid for seven years from the date of declaration of result.

The exam centres are as follows: Marimallappa’s High School, Sitavilas Road; Sadvidya High School, Visweshwaranagar; Avila Convent, near Jaganmohan Palace; St. Mary’s Girls High School, Chamundipuram; St. Joseph’s Central School, Bannimantap; Ideal Jawa Rotary School, JLB Road; Maharani’s High School, N.S. Road;  D. Banumaiah’s Boys High School, New Sayyaji Rao Road; Nirmala High School, V.V.Mohalla; Shikshkarni Central CBSE High School, Kumbarakoppal;  K.P. Convent, Gokulam; Rotary Brindavan School, Brindavan Extension; Good Shepherd Convent High School, Lashkar Mohalla; St. Philomena’s High School, near FTS Circle; St. Anne’s High School, N.R. Mohalla; Karnataka Public School, Rajendranagar; Mahajana High School, Jayalakshmipuram; Sadvidya Semi Residential High School, Vijayanagar; Manasarowar Pushkarini Vidyashrama, Vijayanagar; Chinmaya Vidyalaya, Jayalakshmipuram;  St. Thomas High School, Visweshwaranagar;  Maharshi Public School, JP Nagar; JSS High School, Nachanahalli Palya; St. Rossello’s Central School, Srirampura; Deepa High School, near Bogadi; Chaithra High School, Srirampura; Nirmala High School, Srirampura; Gnanaganga School, Kuvempunagar; Pramathi Hill View, Kuvempunagar;  Karnataka Public School, Kuvempunagar; V V S Pandit Nehru High School, Kuvempunagar; JSS Girls High School, Saraswathipuram; Mata Amritanandamayi, Bogadi; Vijaya Vittala, Saraswathipuram; Maharaja High School, JLB Road; JSS High School, Lakshmipuram; Cauvery High School, Kuvempunagar and Gopalaswamy Shishu Vihara, Nanjumalige.