Assam TET / ATET : Teachers’ Eligibility Test site disabled after list confusion

Assam TET / ATET : Teachers Eligibility Test site disabled after list confusion

GUWAHATI: The Teachers' Eligibility Test ( TET) has run into rough weather after the website containing the names of candidates was disabled following confusion in the list.

Now, the entire procedure would be manual. The final list will be out after Bihu.

Earlier, the final list was supposed to be out on March 31. Although the list would now be out on the same date, it will be considered as the second provisional list.

The provisional list of candidates was out on March 26.

On March 27 and 28, the candidates were supposed to fill up the names of the final district out of the three which they had put as options. But, the website being an automatic one, the moment a candidate cancels the two optional districts, the position of the candidates name gets updated automatically.

So, if a candidate chooses a wrong option and wants to correct it later, they cannot access their name in the list again. This system seemed confusing to most of the candidates. So, the committee decided to disable the website for the time being.

Explaining the situation, state education minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said "The list changes each time a candidate cancels the optional districts. People said they were getting confused; therefore we decided to disable the website temporarily."

He added, "The website would now be a manual one, where candidates have to log in to check their names. They can lodge complaints till April 10. Other than that, the candidates would now have the option of going to the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyaan (SSA) office and lodge their complaint. They can also do so by registered post."

Though the deadline of the final list is supposed to be April 10, the minister said if it is seen that the complaint list of the candidates is long, then a few more days would be given and the list would be out after Bihu.

Bihu committees urge CM to ban liquor sale on four days of festival

Guwahati: Bihu celebration committees in the city have jointly urged chief minister Tarun Gogoi to declare the four days of Rongali Bihu, which begins on April 13, as dry days in the state.

The co-ordination committee, named Brihattor Guwahati Bihu Sanmilanee Samannay Rakhi Samiti met the chief minister and state cultural affairs minister Pranati Phukan on Wednesday and submitted their memorandum.

The newly floated co-ordination committee comprising 17 organizing committees said the city wants a nuisance-free Bihu celebration this year.

Expressing hope that the chief minister would consider the committees' request to ban sale of liquor across the state during the four days of Rongali Bihu, general secretary of the committee, Pranab Goswami on Thursday said, "Liquor is the prime cause of nuisances created by some sections during Rongali Bihu programmes.

These people create a chaos during Bihu functions after getting drunk."

He said the co-ordination committee will launch a campaign appealing to people to abjure tobacco-related products and liquor during Rongali Bihu. "We have also appealed to the chief minister to ensure that buses run by the Assam State Transport Corporation ply on city roads till 12 at night from April 13 to 16 so that people can return home from one part of the city to another after watching Bihu functions. Our co-ordination committee will also talk to the motor transport associations and urge them to run private buses till midnight," Goswami added.

In a memorandum submitted before chief minister Tarun Gogoi, the co-ordination committee also urged the Assam government to invite folk cultural groups from other parts of Assam and outside through its directorate of culture to perform during Bihu.

The committee further urged the government to stop trucks from plying inside Guwahati from 7 pm to 5 am for the convenience of the commuters and instruct the district administration and police to keep strict vigil during Bihu.


News : Times of India (30.3.12)