The Jharkhand Teachers Eligibility Test (JTET) was conducted today amid tight security arrangements at 986 exam centres across the state, officials said. As many as 5.65 lakh candidates were likely to appear for the examination.

The Jharkhand Academic Council (JAC) conducted the test to grant qualifying candidates TET certificates amid nearly 39,000 teaching vacancies in government primary and upper primary schools, officials said.

“The examination is scheduled to be held in two shifts. The first round will include candidates for primary schools (9:45 am to noon), while those for upper primary schools are in the second sitting (2 pm to 4:30 pm),” a senior official of the council said.

Prohibitory orders have been imposed within a 200-metre radius of 101 examination centres in Ranchi. The orders would remain in force till 7.30 pm on Sunday, City SP Paras Rana said.…