REET 2022 exam to be held on July 23 and 24 for 62,000 vacancies

NEW DELHI: The Rajasthan Eligibility Examination for Teachers (REET) exam will be conducted by the Board of Secondary Education on July 23-24, 2022, the Rajasthan government said. The REET 2021 exam dates were announced after Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot yesterday proposed to hold the REET 2022 exam in July.

“Rajasthan Education Minister Bulaki Das Kalla informed that Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot in his budget speech has announced to conduct REET exam in July 2022. In the same sequence, the REET exam, which will be the only eligibility test, will be conducted by the Board of Secondary Education on July 23-24, 2022,” the state government informed.

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on February 7 announced the cancellation of Level-2 examination of REET 2021 amid accusations of largescale irregularities. He also announced to reconduct the exam for 62,000 posts instead of the existing 32,000 posts. Following this, the REET 2021 exam dates have been announced.

शिक्षा मंत्री @DrBDKallaINC ने बताया कि माननीय मुख्यमंत्री श्री अशोक गहलोत ने बजट भाषण में रीट परीक्षा जुलाई 2022 में कराये जाने की घोषणा की है। उसी क्रम में रीट परीक्षा, जो कि केवल पात्रता परीक्षा होगी, 23-24 जुलाई, 2022 को माध्यमिक शिक्षा बोर्ड द्वारा आयोजित करवाई जायेगी। pic.twitter.com/bLLJqeC5ls

— Government of Rajasthan (@RajGovOfficial) February 24, 2022

The SOG has so far arrested 40 people in connection to paper leak incident that occurred in September last year.

The chief minister said that no application fee will be charged from the old candidates for this examination to be held afresh and all the facilities given to the candidates at the time of REET examination will also be made available again.