Maharashtra exam council chief held for fraud in teacher eligibility test

Probe into MHADA exam paper leak led to arrest, say Pune police

In a development which raises serious questions on the conduct of fair examinations in Maharashtra, the Pune police have arrested two persons, including Commissioner of the Maharashtra State Council of Examination (MSCE) Tukaram Supe, in connection with alleged malpractices which include tampering with students’ marks in the Teachers Eligibility Test (TET).

The MSCE is the State’s premier exam conducting body which organises the TET where diploma holders are required to be declared as ‘eligible candidates’ to secure jobs in schools and institutions run by the State Government and local self-governing bodies.