7.5 lakh take CTET test

The eighth edition of the Central Teacher Eligibility Test for appointment of teachers for class 1 to 8, was held across the country today, with around 7.5 lakh candidates taking up the test, CBSE said.
"The examination was conducted in time and no untoward incident has come to the notice of the Board. The question papers were reported by students to be set as per the syllabus prescribed and was well balanced," it said in a statement.
The test, conducted by CBSE, was held at 959 centres in India and abroad and 7.5 lakh candidates were registered.
More than 1,600 independent observers were deployed by the Board at the examination centres apart from Board's officials at each centre all over the country to ensure smooth and transparent conduct of examination.