Oyo state Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM) has disclosed that out of the 52,000 applicants who sat for the Computer-Based Test (CBT) for teaching jobs in Oyo State, only 9,000 passed.
The Commission had set 50 percent as its minimum cut off mark for qualification to the next stage of the recruitment process.
This indicates that 43,000 applicants who sat for the CBT failed the test.
The Chairman of Oyo state TESCOM, Pastor Akin Alamu disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Ibadan.
According to the statement, the 9,000 candidates who passed the test will proceed to vie for the 7,000 vacancies in the Oyo state Teaching Service.
The Chairman said the 9,000 successful candidates would go through interview sessions within one week, starting from August 14, 2024.
Alamu said the interview panel, headed by both serving and retired Permanent secretaries, would be split into 10, with five members each.
Furthermore, he advised all candidates to log into their portal, as their results had been posted there already.
Reiterating the Commission’s commitment to enhancing educational services in the State, 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.
Alamu added that it would be the turn of the non-teaching categories, after those in the teaching category.
He urged all candidates to come with their credentials, local government of origin, Date of birth certificates 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.