AP DSC 2018: 81.11% attendance on Day 1 of SGT exam
Anupama M | TNN | Jan 18, 2019, 20:08 IST
Representational Image VIJAYAWADA: As many as 37,462 candidates appeared for the Secondary Grade Teacher (SGT) qualification exam conducted by the District Selection Committee (DSC), on the first day of the examinations, on Friday.
The exam conducted in online mode was held smoothly without any hindrances, said T Subba Reddy, convener of Teacher Entrance Test, speaking to TOI. He expressed confidence that the same would be continued till January 31, the last day for the SGT exam.
"The toughness of the exam paper was medium, in my opinion. I gave it my best shot. But, I think, I have to wait till January 31 to get an idea on how I performed, because it is all relative. I hope to secure a job this year, as I have been preparing for this for the last two and a half years," said Kalyani, a candidate who gave the test in Vijayawada.
Secondary Grade Teachers (SGT) - AP DSC 2018
On the first day, however, the attendance was not high as expected and was recorded to be a total of 81.11 percentage. While the highest attendance was recorded in Anantapur with 94.44 percent candidates writing the exam, of the 720 students, the least attendance was recorded at the examination centre in Chennai with only 42 candidates appearing for the test of the 100 applied.
The much awaited exam is held to fill 3,666 posts is being conducted in 123 centers across the state, along with a few centers in Telangana, Tamil NAdu, Karnataka and Odisha, in two sessions. In the next 11 days, 2,99,823 candidates are yet to appear for the test, said the organisers.
The exam conducted in online mode was held smoothly without any hindrances, said T Subba Reddy, convener of Teacher Entrance Test, speaking to TOI. He expressed confidence that the same would be continued till January 31, the last day for the SGT exam.
"The toughness of the exam paper was medium, in my opinion. I gave it my best shot. But, I think, I have to wait till January 31 to get an idea on how I performed, because it is all relative. I hope to secure a job this year, as I have been preparing for this for the last two and a half years," said Kalyani, a candidate who gave the test in Vijayawada.
Secondary Grade Teachers (SGT) - AP DSC 2018
| Examination dates | January 18-31, 2019 |
| Total exam centres | 123 |
| Total applied | 3,45,114 |
| No of posts to be filled | 3,666 |
| Attendance on Day 1 | 37,462 |
| District with maximum candidates | Visakhapatnam |
| Candidates sit for the test in Visakhapatnam | 5,411 |
On the first day, however, the attendance was not high as expected and was recorded to be a total of 81.11 percentage. While the highest attendance was recorded in Anantapur with 94.44 percent candidates writing the exam, of the 720 students, the least attendance was recorded at the examination centre in Chennai with only 42 candidates appearing for the test of the 100 applied.
The much awaited exam is held to fill 3,666 posts is being conducted in 123 centers across the state, along with a few centers in Telangana, Tamil NAdu, Karnataka and Odisha, in two sessions. In the next 11 days, 2,99,823 candidates are yet to appear for the test, said the organisers.
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