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Maharashtra TET paper leak: CM Fadnavis orders SIT probe after exam postponed
The SIT has been constituted under Thane joint commissioner of police Panjabrao Ugale.
Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday ordered the formation of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the alleged leak of the state Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) 2026 exam paper.
The SIT has been constituted under Thane joint commissioner of police Panjabrao Ugale. Fadnavis spoke to state school education minister Dada Bhuse and director general of police Sadanand Date, directing the strictest action against the culprits.
The Maharashtra TET exam was scheduled to be held on Sunday, but was postponed to a later date on Saturday after the alleged leak surfaced. Thane Police earlier detained three suspects in the case.
Officials said the police laid a trap and detained the suspects after receiving a tip-off that the question paper for the Maharashtra TET exam 2026 was being sold.
A case has been registered at the Kongaon Police Station in Thane district, and an SIT has been constituted to conduct a detailed investigation into the matter, the officials added. The details of the SIT emerged later.
The leak
According to Nandkumar Bedse, director of the Maharashtra State Examination Council, police received confidential information early on June 27 that a few people in Bhiwandi had access to the TET question paper. Acting on the tip-off, the Bhiwandi Police conducted a raid and called officials from the examination council to verify the material recovered from the location.
During the verification process, officials found that some of the 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.
In a statement, the council said the examination had been rescheduled because a detailed investigation was necessary and it wanted to ensure that the test is conducted in a completely transparent manner. A fresh date for the examination will be announced later on the official website of the Maharashtra State Examination Council.
"We have already announced the postponement and issued a formal 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 council's deputy commissioner, Priya Shinde, told the media.
