BSEB declares result of STET, 57.96 per cent candidates qualify in examination
Patna (PTI): The Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) on Monday declared the results of the Secondary Teacher Eligibility Test, with 57.96 per cent of the candidates qualifying in the test.
According to a statement issued by the Board, the exams were conducted from October 14 to November 16 last year through computer-based test (CBT).
Talking to reporters here, BSEB chairman Anand Kishore said, "Out of 4,42,214 candidates in both Paper 1 and Paper 2, a total of 2,56,301 candidates - 1,04,167 females and 1,52,134 males - passed the exams, culminating in a pass percentage of 57.96 per cent."
A total of 2,46,415 candidates appeared for Paper 1 of STET, which tests the eligibility of teachers for Class 9-10, and 1,95,799 candidates appeared for Paper 2, which tests the eligibility of teachers for Class 11-12, the statement said.
The exam for Paper 1 was conducted for 16 subjects, in which 1,54,145 candidates passed, which is 62.56 per cent of the total candidates. Along with this, the exam for 29 subjects for Paper 2 was also conducted, in which 1,02,156 candidates passed, that is 52.17 per cent, he said.
The numbers of female candidates for Papers 1 and 2 were 1,07,229 and 71,178, respectively, while the numbers of male candidates for Paper 1 and 2 were 1,39,186 and 1,24,621, respectively.
The chairman said that candidates who participated in this exam took the tests at 23 centres in nine districts of Bihar.
"I would like to extend my heartiest congratulations to all candidates who passed this exam, and I encourage those who were unsuccessful to prepare thoroughly and perform better in future exams," he said.
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Bengaluru: Domestic help held for theft of gold jewellery, cash at elderly couple's house
Bengaluru (PTI): A 55-year-old domestic help was arrested for allegedly stealing gold jewellery and cash worth Rs 16 lakh from an elderly couple's house here, police said.
Dhanlakshmi had been working at the couple's house in Frazer Town for nearly 25 years, they said.
With her arrest, police claimed to have recovered 54 grams of gold jewellery and Rs 8 lakh cash, totaling worth Rs 16 lakh.
The matter came to light on February 19 when a complaint was filed in this regard at Pulakeshinagar police station, police said.
According to police, the elderly couple used to withdraw money every month from a nearby bank for household expenses and used to take the domestic help along with them. After withdrawing the cash, they would keep it in their house.
Observing this, the domestic help is suspected to have stolen cash and two gold chains weighing about 54 grams from the house since the year 2025, without the knowledge of the elderly couple.
During the course of investigation, on March 5, a notice was issued to the domestic help for an inquiry. During interrogation, she confessed to committing the theft, a senior police officer said.
"Upon questioning, the accused revealed that she had kept the stolen gold jewellery and cash at her residence. Based on the information provided by her, on March 7, 54 grams of gold jewellery and Rs 8 lakh in cash was recovered from her possession. The total value of the recovered property is Rs 16 lakh," he added.
