{
  "id": 15629698,
  "title": "GES announces November 2026 teachers’ promotion exams dates, study areas",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/ges-announces-november-2026-teachers-promotion-exams-dates-study-areas",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-19T17:20:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/ges-announces-november-2026-teachers-promotion-exams-dates-study-areas/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Ghana Education Service (GES) has set November 2-4, 2026 as the exam dates for teacher promotion tests. The exams will be administered in accordance with each candidate's rank, between 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. daily. Examiners at various ranks will take their tests on different days - Director I and Director II on Monday, November 2; Assistant Director II and Principal Superintendent on Tuesday, November 3; and Assistant Director I and Deputy Director on Wednesday, November 4. GES will send candidates SMS notifications with their Staff IDs, index numbers, and exam centers. Candidates must include both IDs on their answer sheets and present a national ID with their name and photo at the testing site. The Service encourages candidates to verify their information at GES headquarters, regional offices, municipal/metropolitan/district education offices, and test centers. Special accommodations are available for candidates with needs at Wesley College in Kumasi, Presbyterian College of Education in Akropong, and NJA College of Education in Wa. These candidates should make necessary arrangements ahead of time.",
  "summary": "The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced November 2 to 4, 2026, as the dates for its teachers’ promotion examinations, with candidates scheduled to sit for the papers according to their respective ranks. In a notice dated October 19, 2026, the Service said the examinations would be held daily from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. […]",
  "key_points": [
    "GES sets November 2-4, 2026 for teacher promotion exams",
    "Exams administered by rank from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.",
    "SMS notifications with Staff IDs, index numbers, exam centers"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "GES releases November 2026 Teachers’ Promotion Examination timetable; Check dates, syllabus and centres nationwide",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/ges-releases-november-2026-teachers-promotion-examination-timetable",
        "published": "2026-10-19T17:52:43.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}