Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday ordered the formation of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the alleged leak of Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) 2026 examination paper in the state.
According to news agency ANI, the Special Investigation Team has been formed under the leadership of Joint Commissioner of Police, Thane, Bangabrao Ugale. The report added that Fadnavis spoke to state School Education Minister Dada Bhos and Director General of Police Sadanand Det and directed that strict action be taken against the culprits.
The Maharashtra TET was scheduled to be held on Sunday, but was postponed to a later date on Saturday after the alleged leak came to light. Thane Police Earlier, three suspects were arrested in the case.
The police laid a trap and arrested the suspects after receiving a tip-off that the question paper for the Maharashtra TET 2026 exam had been sold, officials said.
A case has been registered at Kungaon police station in Thane district and a special investigation team has been formed to conduct a detailed investigation into the matter, the officials added. Details of the SIT later emerged.
Leakage
According to Nandkumar Bedse, director of the Maharashtra State Examination Board, the police received a tip-off early on June 27 that a few people in Bhiwandi had access to the TET exam question paper. Acting on a tip-off, Bhiwandi police conducted a raid and summoned officials from the examination board to verify the materials recovered from the site.
During the verification process, officials found that some questions in the seized documents matched the actual TET 2026 question paper. Following the discovery, a criminal case was registered and an investigation is underway.
The council said in a statement that the examination was rescheduled because it was necessary to conduct a detailed investigation and it wanted to ensure that the examination was conducted in a completely transparent manner. A new date for the examination will be announced later on the official website of Maharashtra State Examination Board.
“We have already announced the postponement and issued an official notification. This information is available on the website, and students have been informed that the exam has been postponed… There is no need to panic. They should continue their studies. They do not need to register again either,” the board’s deputy commissioner, Priya Shinde, told the media.
