Officials find fake answer sheets in TET inspection drive

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Officials find fake answer sheets in TET inspection drive

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Swati Shinde Gole | TNN | Mar 2, 2021, 04:54 IST

Pune: The Maharashtra State Council of Examinations has found bogus answer sheets of the teacher eligibility test (TET) during an inspection drive.

In the bogus answer sheets, the officers found that the marks were manipulated and the remarks were changed from ‘ineligible’ to ‘eligible’. The council has instructed the education directorates to take strict action against the erring teachers.

The teachers created the bogus answer sheets to save their jobs, the council’s representatives said. Earlier, the council had found bogus eligibility certificates submitted by the teachers from the state government schools.
The open category candidates appearing for the test have to score at least 60% in the 150 marks test to pass the TET exam.
For the reserved category, the passing percentage has been reduced to 55%. Candidates who clear the exam will get the TET certificate which is valid for seven years.
The council’s commissioner Tukaram Supe said the officers were shocked to see the manipulations done in the answer sheets by the candidates to clear the exam.
“We have seen fake certificates produced by the teachers, and now, even fake answer sheets are being brought to the fore during the recent inspection,” he said.
“As many as 402 certificates have been scrutinised in the past three years with the help of education directors. So far, we found five such cases of certificate manipulation and four cases of answer sheet manipulations,” said Supe.
Bending The System
Of the five cases found, four were from Mumbai division and one was from Nashik division
Bogus certificates and answer sheets were being illegally produced and given to teachers
The inspection drive was conducted by the council after several complaints were made by the teachers of such malpractices
Primary, secondary and higher secondary education directorates were told to conduct the inspection among teachers

 

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Edited April 2, 2021 by Bigbird

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