Maharashtra TET Exam Postponed After Bhiwandi Raid Confirms Paper Leak, Probe Underway

New Delhi: A major controversy has erupted ahead of the Maharashtra Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) after reports surfaced of a suspected question paper leak from Thane district, prompting the Education Department to launch an urgent verification process.

The Maharashtra State Council of Examination has postponed the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) 2026, which was scheduled to be held on June 28 across 1,028 examination centres in the state, after authorities confirmed a question paper leak following a police raid in Bhiwandi.

According to officials, the Council had put in place extensive security arrangements for the examination in the wake of the irregularities reported during the NEET 2026 examination.

Despite these measures, confidential information received by the Bhiwandi Police in the early hours of June 27 indicated that certain individuals were in possession of details related to the TET question paper.

Acting swiftly on the tip-off, the Bhiwandi Police conducted a raid and recovered documents suspected to be the examination paper. Officials from the Maharashtra State Council of Examination were immediately called to verify the seized material.

During verification, it was confirmed that the questions recovered from the accused matched the actual Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) June 2026 question paper. Following the confirmation, a criminal case was registered at the Bhiwandi Police Station, and an investigation into the leak has begun.

In view of the confirmed paper leak, the Maharashtra State Council of Examination announced that the June 28 TET examination stands postponed.

The Council stated that it is committed to ensuring absolute transparency and fairness in the conduct of examinations and that a thorough investigation into the incident is necessary before the test can be conducted.

The TET is one of Maharashtra's most important recruitment examinations for aspiring teachers and was scheduled to be conducted simultaneously at 1,028 centres across the state.

The Council has said that revised examination dates and further updates regarding the TET 2026 will be announced on its official website after the investigation progresses.

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