Only 18.55 per cent of BEd teachers could qualify in the second Odisha Teachers’ Eligibility Test (OTET)-2013 conducted by the Board of Secondary Education even as the results of two teachers were cancelled for resorting to malpractice.
According to the results published on Wednesday, 11,693 teachers belonging to the BEd and CT passed in the OTET out of a total of 84,113 candidates who appeared at the examination.
While 10,427 BEd teachers out of 56,282 came out successful, out of 27,831 CT teachers only 6,266 succeeded, taking the total pass percentage to 22.56.
The results of 72 BEd teachers and 61 CT teachers were withheld due to various reasons while two BEd teachers were found guilty of resorting to copying.
According to School and Mass Education Minister Rabi Narayan Nanda, as per a new concept the answer sheets of all the candidates would be available in the website www.bseodisha.nic.in from July 15. Those who are interested can download their answer sheets.
The certificates to the qualified candidates would be dispatched from August 1 by post in their respective addresses given in their application forms, the Minister said.