NTRCA recruitment exam to include 15 marks in Bangla for two posts

The Non-Government Teachers' Registration and Certification Authority (NTRCA) has finalised the Bangla syllabus and mark distribution for the posts of Ebtedayee Qari and Mou­lavi in the first phase of its new teacher recruitment process.

According to the syllabus, the Bangla section of the examination for the two posts will carry 15 marks, including nine questions on grammar and six on the lives and works of poets and writers.

Each question will carry one mark. The examination will assess candidates' knowledge, comprehension, application and higher-order skills.

Under the prescribed distribution, knowledge-based questions will account for 40 per cent of the paper, comprehension-based questions for 30 per cent and application-based questions for 20 per cent. The remaining 10 per cent will assess higher-order skills, including analysis, synthesis and evaluation.

Bangla grammar topics

The grammar section will cover several fundamental topics, including Bangla spelling rules, letters, words, classification of words by origin, synonyms, classification of sentences by structure, sandhi, one-word substitutions and idioms.

Questions on the lives and works of 12 poets and writers

The remaining six marks will be allocated to questions on the lives and literary works of 12 prominent Bangla poets and writers.

Questions may cover their birth and death years, birthplaces, titles and notable literary works.

The prescribed list includes Michael Madhusudan Dutt, Kaykobad, Rabindranath Tagore, Kamini Roy, Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain, Golam Mostofa, Kazi Nazrul Islam, Jibanananda Das, Jasimuddin, Bande Ali Mia, Sufia Kamal and Farrukh Ahmad.