Arousing outrage among applicants: the LTR Hindi Teacher recruitment sets a shockingly low cut-off of 1 out of 100
Even more controversial is the decision to place a marginally higher threshold of 2.5 marks for SC women candidates, sparking questions about the fairness and reasoning behind such thresholds.
The recent release of the preliminary results for the Leave Training Reserve (LTR) Hindi Teacher recruitment has ignited a heated debate, largely because of the unexpectedly low cut-off marks for certain categories.
The preliminary examination was conducted on the 16th of the month, with results published on Monday. It’s particularly surprising that the Scheduled Caste (SC) category cut-off stands at only 1 mark out of 100, effectively allowing candidates who barely met the minimum to advance to the main exam.
Furthermore, the SC women category has a slightly higher cut-off at 2.5 marks, raising questions about the logic behind such minimal thresholds.
There is additional confusion and criticism because two different cut-off marks were announced within the same category. For the Scheduled Tribe (ST) category, the cut-off is set at 2.75 marks, while ST women are given a marginally higher cut-off of 3 marks.
In contrast, the SEBC category’s cut-off is 23.5, General category is 29, and ex-servicemen have a top cut-off of 30 marks.
Education observers, along with job seekers, are challenging how a recruitment process intended for teachers—who are expected to uphold high academic standards—can permit candidates with such low scores to move forward to the next stage.
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