Police intercepted a leaked question paper at a Bhiwandi hotel early Saturday, forcing the sudden cancellation of the mandatory Maharashtra Teacher Eligibility Test.
BHIWANDI, June 27 — Police raided a Bhiwandi hotel early Saturday morning and found three men holding the exact questions meant for Sunday’s state teacher eligibility test. The Maharashtra State Council of Examination (MSCE) didn’t hesitate. They’ve immediately postponed the Maharashtra Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) indefinitely. The midnight bust derails an exam that strictly determines the careers of thousands of current and aspiring educators across the state.
Officers acting on confidential intelligence breached the hotel room and immediately called MSCE officials to the scene. The council representatives didn’t need long to examine the seized documents. They’ve formally confirmed the questions partly matched the highly secure Sunday paper. Police arrested all three suspects on the spot.
It’s a massive institutional embarrassment.
The MSCE released an official note today that reads like a dark comedy. They opened their statement by claiming they’d taken all necessary security measures, specifically citing the recent NEET 2026 malpractices as their benchmark. But they couldn’t keep their own paper secure for a single weekend. And they haven’t announced a replacement date for the cancelled two-part exam.
Political fallout started instantly. Kalpeashh Yadav, a youth leader with the Shiv Sena (UBT), publicly alleged that education department insiders are running the leak network. He’s demanding the state hand the investigation directly over to the CID. Who else had access to the master copies before they hit the printing presses?
The stakes for this specific test couldn’t be higher. In 2025, the Supreme Court ruled that all new and serving teachers must pass the TET or face immediate termination. They’ve given serving educators a rigid deadline of August 2028 to clear the hurdle. The pressure has completely warped the system. When the state ran the first post-ruling test in December 2025, the pass rate mysteriously spiked to 11 per cent, shattering the historic five per cent average of the previous five years.
Now, candidates won’t sit for the 150-question OMR test this weekend. They’ll just wait. The state’s entire educational apparatus is currently frozen by three men in a budget hotel.
