BOARD CHAIRMAN AND SECRETARY HOLD VIRTUAL MEETING WITH DISTRICT EDUCATION OFFICERS
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The Haryana Board of School Education (HBSE), Bhiwani, conducted a virtual meeting with District Education Officers (DEOs) to ensure the smooth and fair conduct of the Haryana Teacher Eligibility Test (HTET), scheduled for July 4 and 5, 2026. The meeting was chaired by Chairman, HBSE, Sh. Shankar Lal Dhopra.
The Chairman said that a total of 2,33,294 candidates will appear for the examination at 383 centres across Haryana. The Level-3 examination will be held in the evening session on July 4, with 73,091 candidates. On July 5, the Level-2 examination will take place in the morning session with 1,19,141 candidates, followed by the Level-1 examination in the evening session with 41,062 candidates.
He said that candidates will be able to check their allotted examination city on the Board’s official website. Admit cards will be issued separately later on.
Addressing the District Education Officers via video conference, the Chairman issued necessary guidelines for the effective conduct of HTET-2025. Comprehensive inspection arrangements have been made, and special flying squads are being deployed to curb cheating and other irregularities. One officer/ employee/ representative from the Board and one administrative/gazetted officer from the district administration have been appointed at each examination center, he added.
He directed the District Education Officers to organize a meeting under the chairmanship of the Deputy Commissioner before the examination, involving Chief Centre Superintendents, Centre Superintendents, and administrative officers, and to share the details with the Board.
He said that all District Education Officers (DEOs) will establish a control room in their respective offices from July 3 to 5, 2026. Each DEO will designate one officer, two assistants/clerks, and one Class IV employee to staff the control room. The designated personnel will maintain direct communication with the control room established at the Board headquarters.
A list of the appointed officers and staff must be submitted to the Board headquarters control room. The district control rooms will collect inspection reports from all flying squads operating within their respective districts, consolidate the findings, and ensure that the compiled reports are forwarded to the Board’s control room on the same day as the examination.
Visually impaired and PwD candidates will be granted 20 minutes of extra time per hour, amounting to 50 additional minutes in total.
Flying squads and observers have been directed to regularly check the functioning of jammers, biometric systems, videography arrangements, and CCTV cameras. Entry to examination centres will be permitted only with a valid identity card. All officers, staff members, and outsourced personnel, including camera operators and biometric operators, must wear photo identification cards throughout the examination.
A central control room is also being established at the Board headquarters. Any untoward incident during the examination must be reported immediately to the Board’s control room on helpline numbers 01664-254302, 254304, 254601, 254604 or WhatsApp number 8816840349.
