Overview

• The computer-based test kicked off on June 6 and runs through June 30 in two daily sessions across 137 state centres and 17 out-of-state venues from Hyderabad to Berhampur.
• A total of 3,36,305 candidates have submitted 5,77,675 applications for 16,347 posts ranging from school assistants to postgraduate teachers.
• Live CCTV monitoring and biometric verification are enforced at entry and within exam halls, with Section 144 CrPC imposed around venues to uphold order and curb malpractice.
• District authorities have arranged ORS packets, essential medicines and APSRTC transport services in view of intense heat, and helpdesks at state and district levels stand ready to assist.
• Provisional answer keys will be released by July 8, followed by a seven-day objection window and final results expected in the last week of July.