School: competitions to become a teacher will start from Monday 11 March - Ministry of Education and Merit (MIM) There are approximately 373,000 candidates (69,117 for nursery and primary schools, 303,687 for secondary schools) Tests relating to nursery school and primary school are scheduled for 11 and 12 March; Secondary school tests will begin on March 13th, which will continue for 5 days, excluding Saturdays and Sundays, until March 19th. The test is structured according to a new method, which includes 50 multiple choice questions of non-disciplinary content.