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Teacher’s Recruitment Board, Tripura (TRTB) has postponed the selection test for recruitment at the post of graduate and postgraduate teachers in view of the surge in Covid-19 cases.

The recruitment exam was scheduled to be held on May 2 and 8.

The revised dates for the exams have not been released yet.

“In view of the rising trend in Covid cases, it has been decided that the STGT 2020 & STPGT 2020 Which were scheduled to be held on 2nd and 8th May 2021 is hereby postponed until further order,” Tripura education minister Ratan Lal Nath said.

The TRBT conducts the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) for the selection of candidates as teachers for the elementary level as well as the conduct of selection test for graduate teachers for classes 9-10 and selection test for postgraduate teachers for classes 11-12 for a recommendation of recruitment of teachers.