About 77 thousand candidates across the country will appear in the two-day long examinations to get qualifying certificate from the Non-government Teachers Registration and Certification Authority (NTRCA) required for contesting for jobs in the private schools and colleges, the NTRCA source said.

According to the newly formulated law titled 'Non-government Teachers Registration and Certification Authority Act 2005', which came into effect on March 20, a candidate must have the NTRCA certificate to be recruited in the non-government schools, colleges, madrassahs and technical and business management institutions.

The first examination (compulsory) will be held on November 25 and elective examinations on November 26.

An examinee has to sit for a total of 200-mark essay type written examination 100 marks for compulsory examination and another 100 marks for elective examination. The candidate has to pass each examination separately by securing minimum 40 marks.

The examinations will be held in Dhaka, Chittagong, Khulna, Rajshahi, Barisal and Sylhet.

"I strongly believe that the minimum qualification of a private school or college teacher will be ensured by the examination," NTRCA member (Evaluation and Examination Certification) Prof Shaheda Obaed said.

As per the new law, the owners of the private schools and colleges will be bound to recruit qualified teachers certified by the NTRCA in their institutes, which will also be supportive to boost up the standard of the country's education, she added.

"Aspirants for teachers' posts in the non-government educational institutions also have to prove their enough knowledge on the certain subject what they want to teach the students," Shaheda Obaed, also the chairman of the Dhaka Intermediate and Secondary Education Board, mentioned.

She also hoped that corruption in the teachers recruiting process gradually would come down for the new examination system.

The NTRCA member also thanked the officials and employees of Dhaka Education Board office for giving assistance to the newly formed NTRCA which is severely suffering due to its manpower crisis for arranging such examination.

Meanwhile, while visiting Dhaka Education Board office, candidates were found angry as they have not received the admit cards of the examination yet.

The board office officials, however, said they sent the admit cards to the candidates timely by mail.