By Adeyinka Adeniran
No fewer than 9,000 candidates out of 62,000 applicants for post primary school teaching job with the Oyo state Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM) passed the recent conducted Computer Based Examination (CBT).
The Chairman of the Commission, Pastor Akinade Alamu made the disclosure while officially releasing the computer-based tests results for exams conducted last week.
The Nation reports that no fewer than 62,000 applicants had showed interest in taking jobs with Oyo TESCOM, following the opening of the vacancy for 7,000 teaching and 3,500 non teaching offers across the various post primary schools in the state.
Speaking while announcing the result on Tuesday, Pastor Alamu said the Commission has set minimum cut-off marks for qualification to the next stage in the recruitment exercise.
He said the cut-off mark in the exercise, is 50%.
The Chairman said the 9,000 candidates who passed the CBT will go through interview sessions within one week, starting from August 14, 2024.
He said the interview panels, headed by both serving and retired Permanent secretaries, will be split into ten, with 5 members each.
He further advised all candidates to log into their portal, as their results have been posted there already.
Reiterating the Commission’s commitment to enhancing educational services in the state, Pastor Alamu said the interview for candidates of Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Geography is scheduled to hold on August 14, 2024.
Other schedules are: August 15, 2024: English, Physics, Health Education, Technical Drawing, Music and French.
August 16. 2024: Basic Science, Home Economics, Computer science.
August 19, 2024: Commerce, Christian Religious Studies, Islamic Religious Studies, Literature in English and Guidance and Counseling.
August 20, 2024: Social studies, Business studies, and food and nutrition.
August 21, 2024: Economics, Government, Finance and Account, Fine Arts, and History.
August 22, 2024: Agricultural science, Yoruba and Arabic.
He urged all candidates to come with their credentials, local government of origin, Date of birth certificate and other relevant documents.
The Chairman, who wished them the best, thanked them for their comportment during the CBT examination, urging them to replicate the same during the interview.
