Man arrested in Shamli in UPTET 2021 paper leak case
Team Careers360 | April 4, 2022 | 09:13 AM IST | 1 min read
UPTET 2021 was cancelled in December by UPBEB following a question paper leak on a WhatsApp group.
LUCKNOW: The special task force of Uttar Pradesh has arrested a person from Shamli district in connection with the question paper leak case of the state's teacher eligibility test (TET) 2021. In a statement issued here on Sunday, the STF said Ajay, alias Bablu, was arrested in Shamli on Saturday night.
During an interrogation, Ajay said his accomplice Monu had told him to leak the question paper (first shift) for Rs 50,000 per candidate, and he had sent around 14-15 candidates to Monu for the same, according to the statement. On November 28, 2021, the UPTET was cancelled after a question paper was leaked shortly before the exam was to begin. So far, over 27 people have been arrested in this connection.
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The Uttar Pradesh Basic Education Board (UPBEB) had previously cancelled the UPTET 2021 in December due to a question paper leak on a WhatsApp group. UPTET 2021 exam was rescheduled later and was conducted on January 23, 2022. The provincial answer key for UPTET 2021 was released on January 27.
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(with inputs from PTI)
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