Question : EXAMINATION CENTRES



(a) whether the Government proposes to set up examination centre for candidates of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya and Kendriya Vidyalaya Teachers in Kerala; and

(b) if so, the details thereof, location-wise?

Answer given by the minister


MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT(SHRI KAPIL SIBAL)

(a) & (b) The centres for conducting written examination for selection of teachers of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas and Kendriya Vidyalayas are decided keeping in view the number of candidates appearing for the examination from a particular area. Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan has set up Kochi in Kerala as one of the centres for conducting the written examination for teachers by direct recruitment. In case of Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti, Thiruvananthapuram was a centre for written examination held for recruitment of post- graduate and trained graduate teachers advertised in March, 2008 whereas there were only 8 centres in the country and none in Kerala for recruitment of post-graduate teachers in computer science advertised in December, 2008.