The Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) paper in Maharashtra was leaked about 24 hours ago. The exam was to be held on Sunday. Maharashtra State Examination Council (MSEC) has postponed the examination after this. New dates will be announced later. The state government has constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate the paper leak. According to the police, after receiving information about the paper leak, raids were conducted at many places in Bhiwandi area of ​​Thane. After this, officers of the Examination Council were called and the seized papers were verified. Police said that many people have been detained in this case. Although the number has not been mentioned. This action was taken 24 hours before the exam. More than 4.28 lakh candidates were going to appear in the examination. TET is compulsory for those who want to become a teacher in Maharashtra or for those who are already government teachers. Paper leaked even after big arrangements, exam was to be held at 1,729 centres. Earlier, NEET and UP Police recruitment papers were also leaked. In the last 5 years, 10 big paper leak cases have come to light in the country. These include big exams like Rajasthan REET, UP Police Constable Recruitment Exam and recently NEET-UG held in May 2026. What is TET Exam Teacher Eligibility Test i.e. TET is a national level eligibility test, which decides whether a candidate is eligible to become a teacher in primary and upper primary classes (classes 1 to 8). This examination was made mandatory by the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) in 2010. Center conducts Central TET and states conduct State TET. September 2, 2025: Supreme Court order – Teachers must pass TET. The Supreme Court had said on September 2 last year that it is necessary for teachers to pass TET (Teacher Eligibility Test) to remain in service or for promotion. The bench of Justice Dipankar Dutta and Justice Manmohan had said that all teachers who have more than 5 years left in their jobs will be within the scope of this rule. The court extended the deadline for passing TET from 31 August 2027 to 31 August 2028. Those who do not pass TET will either have to resign or take compulsory retirement. The court gave these instructions while exercising special powers under Article 142. Rahul said – Education and examination system has become a system of recovery. After the paper leak, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi targeted the central and state governments. He wrote on social media that another paper was leaked, the exam was cancelled. This time TET exam of Maharashtra. He said that the country’s education and examination system has become a system of extortion. Due to this every youth of the country is feeling insecure. This is not just a paper leak, but theft of the future of the youth. ——————————— Also read this news… It is mandatory for 1.5 lakh teachers of MP to pass TET: SC said – no compromise with the future of children, eligibility test is necessary; More than 1.5 lakh teachers of Madhya Pradesh will have to appear for the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) for an additional year. The Supreme Court, while giving its verdict on review petitions on Friday, said that for better educational development and quality education of children, it is necessary for teachers to pass TET. Read the full news…
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