Dhaka, Feb. 27 -- More than 80,000 teachers have applied for the posts of head and assistant head teacher at non-government educational institutions.

The recruitment examinations may be held on Apr 17 and 18.

Non-Government Teachers' Registration and Certification Authority (NTRCA) Chairman Aminul Islam discussed the developments with bdnews24.com on Friday night.

For the first time, the process of recruiting heads and assistant heads is being conducted through the NTRCA.

On Jan 29, authorities issued a notice inviting applications for vacant posts of principal, vice-principal, headteacher, assistant headteacher, superintendent and assistant superintendent at non-government educational institutions.

Applications opened on Feb 3 and c...