'When will we be appointed?- Over 53k candidates demanding recruitment for the 2016 JTET exam

  • The candidates who cleared the Jharkhand Teachers Eligibility Test, held in 2016, are still waiting for their recruitment. Around 53,000 candidates cleared the exam at that time.
  • The candidates have started protesting against the Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren for immediate recruitment. #जेटेट_2016_शिक्षक_बहाली is trending on Twitter, with a user writing, "Respected CM, the appointment is under process in states."
  • He added, "Jharkhand is in a severe shortage of teachers, although 52k candidates have been waiting for the JTET pass in elementary schools for 5 years."
  • A candidate who cleared the exam asked, "When will we be appointed? When will the advertisement for our appointment come? We helped to form your govt with great hope. Don't disappoint us."
  • A user wrote, "Jharkhandi Netas are consistent on promising jobs but this is limited to promises only. #जेटेट_2016_शिक्षक_बहाली is pending and Hemant Soren should keep his promise."
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