Cuttack, Sept 11: The Board of Secondary Education (BSE) will conduct the National Rural Talent Search (NRTS) examination in two phases on September 25 and 27.
The NRTS exam of Class - IX students will be conducted on September 25 and Class - VI students will appear for the exam on September 27, informed the board.
Similarly, examinations for back papers in Certificate in Teaching (CT) and Diploma Course in Elementary Education (DEIED) courses will begin on September 25 and continue till October 5.
Over 58 students have filled up forms for the NRTS exam to be held in two phases. Over 320 centers have been identified to hold the exams.
The Block Education Officers (BEOs) have been entrusted to conduct the NRTS exam in primary schools and the board will directly conduct the exam for Class - IX students.
Only 250 candidates who had unsuccessfully appeared for the CT exam, were absent, and were caught during malpractice will appear for the back paper examination at six zones - Cuttack, Bhubaneswar, Berhampur, Jeypore, Sambalpur and Balasore.