The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government in Assam used computerised lottery to post 7,234 teachers across 10 districts. The selected 7,234 teachers were among 38,000 candidates who passed the Teachers Eligibility Test (TET). The highest number of teachers — 2,619 — was posted in western Assam’s Dhubri district, bordering Bangladesh. Officials said the district from where a candidate applied was taken into consideration when the computerised lottery was conducted. In the case of (western Assam’s) Barpeta district, the lottery was done four times,” Sarma said on Sunday.

Source: Hindustan Times June 19, 2016 11:03 UTC