India, Sept. 6 -- Around 3.19 lakh candidates are likely to take the fresh teacher recruitment exam on Sunday, which is being held on the orders of the Supreme Court. Teacher recruitment exam was last held in the state in 2016.

On April 3 this year, the apex court while upholding a decision of the Calcutta high court had cancelled the appointments of 25,752 school teachers and non-teaching staff in government schools. The apex court had ordered a fresh exam after cancelling the entire panel of 2016.

"While on Sunday 3,19,650 candidates will take the recruitment exam for appointment of teachers in classes IX and X in government schools, another 2,54,000 candidates will appear for the recruitment exam for teachers in classes XI and XII on...