The Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) 2026, scheduled for Sunday in Maharashtra, has been postponed after a raid in Bhiwandi of Thane district found that some individuals possessed several questions similar to the actual question paper. The Bhiwandi police have registered a case against three individuals in this connection.
Thane Additional Commissioner Ashok Dudhe informs that a Special Investigation team has been formed to investigate the case, adding that information was received by Pawan Bansod, DCP (Zone 2), that certain individuals were "coming to Bhiwandi today to sell" the question papers intended for the TET exam scheduled in Maharashtra tomorrow.
"He assembled a team and laid a trap, resulting in his team detaining three individuals in the Kongaon area. Upon searching them, mobile phones, debit cards, credit cards, and cash were recovered; additionally, four TET question papers, intended for use tomorrow, were seized from their possession. These papers were verified by senior officers from the Education Department, who confirmed they were indeed the actual papers scheduled for the exam.”
"Consequently, the three individuals were taken into custody, a formal case was registered, and the 'panchnama' was drawn up. Further investigation is currently underway. Given the serious nature of this offence, we have constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT)"
"We will take action against anyone whose involvement is established during the course of this investigation..."
"A raid was promptly conducted at the suspected location. Senior officials from the Maharashtra State Council of Examination were immediately summoned by the police to verify the seized materials. Upon close inspection, it was confirmed that several questions in the possession of the suspects matched the actual question paper drafted for the June 2026 TET," the Thane district administration stated.
The Maharashtra State Council of Examination (MSCE), in a statement, said it remains firmly committed to conducting the examination with complete transparency, considering which it has postponed the exam.
“The Council remains firmly committed to conducting the examination with complete transparency. Given the gravity of the situation and the necessity for an in-depth probe, the exam scheduled for June 28, 2026, has been postponed," according to a release issued by the Maharashtra State Council of Examination.
Expressing a zero-tolerance policy toward examination malpractice, the MSCE stated that the postponement was necessary to ensure absolute transparency and to allow law enforcement agencies to conduct an uncompromised, deep-dive investigation into the racket.
The council has urged candidates not to rely on rumours and announced that revised dates and updated schedules for the TET 2026 will be published soon on the council's official website. Meanwhile, officials said that candidates will not be charged a re-registration fee for the examination.
Talking to reporters, MSCE Deputy Commissioner Priya Shinde said that at least 6 lakh candidates were scheduled to appear for the examination across 1,728 centres at 37 locations.
"The process of organising an examination of this scale typically takes around three weeks. Candidates who had already registered for the examination will not have to register again. Since the candidates are not at fault, no re-registration fee will be charged," she said.
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