Only 9.1 percent of the total applicants are able to clear the Uttarakhand Teachers Eligibility Test (UTET)- II examination organised by the UVSP. In the UTET – I however the pass percentage was 30.6. The examination was held in 54 examination centres located in 29 cities of the state on January 22. A UVSP communiqué informs that 12508 candidates had appeared in the UTET- I examinations out of which 3772 students were declared qualified. In the UTET- II however only 4670 students were declared qualified out of 50986 candidates. The candidates clearing these examinations are eligible to be appointed as Primary teachers (UTET-I) and Junior Teachers (UTET-II) in the government schools of the state.