Maharashtra TET Paper Leak: Maharashtra TET paper leaked, exam to be held on June 28 postponed

Maharashtra TET Paper Leak: A very bad news has come to light for lakhs of candidates dreaming of becoming teachers in Maharashtra. Maharashtra Teacher Eligibility Test i.e. Maha TET, to be held in the state on June 28, has been suddenly postponed. After the confirmation of paper leak just before the commencement of the examination, the state government and Maharashtra State Examination Council together have taken this big decision. This sudden decision has ruined the hard work of lakhs of students who were preparing day and night for this examination for months. Strict security arrangements were made at the examination centers across the state, but the news of rigging at the last moment shook the entire system.

Paper leak case came to light from Thane

This whole matter has started from Thane district. Even before the exam, the question paper of Maha TET started going viral on different platforms of social media. As soon as this news reached the top officials of Maharashtra State Examination Council, there was a stir. The department took immediate action and started preliminary investigation. What came to light in this investigation shocked the officers. The questions in the question papers recovered from the suspects were exactly the same as those in the actual exam question paper. After the papers were completely matched, the examination council was left with no other option but to postpone the exam.

Police and administration ready, case registered in Bhiwandi

After this serious incident of paper leak, police and education department officials are together trying to get to the bottom of the whole matter. Efforts are being made to find out how such a confidential paper came out before the examination and which big faces are behind this racket. An FIR has been registered in Bhiwandi police station regarding this matter. Special police teams are now busy investigating the entire network which was involved in leaking the paper and spreading it on social media. The administration claims that no culprit involved in this case will be spared and strictest legal action will be taken against them.

Preparations were completed at the examination centers

Let us tell you that the state government had made preparations on a large scale for this examination. About 1 thousand 428 examination centers were set up across Maharashtra where this examination was to be held on Sunday. This year, about 4 lakh 28 thousand candidates from across the state had registered to appear in the Maha TET examination. Candidates from far flung areas had reached their center cities to take the examination but the news of cancellation of the examination has given a big shock to them. Now all these candidates are waiting for the new date of examination about which the council will give information soon.

Such an incident happened for the second consecutive year

This is not the first case of teacher eligibility test paper being leaked in Maharashtra. Earlier in the year 2025 also, a big case of leak of TET exam paper from Kolhapur had come to light. With such an incident happening for the second consecutive year, serious questions are now being raised on the state’s examination system and its security. The candidates are very angry that they are having to suffer the punishment for these repeated mistakes. There is already a big controversy going on in the country regarding the paper leak of NEET exam and now this revelation in Maharashtra has completely put the functioning of the education department in the dock. At present, all eyes are on the police investigation and announcement of new dates.

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