Ministry of Education warns aspirants of fake websites offering govt jobs in return for money
The fake websites have been created in the name of the country’s biggest school education scheme, the Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan.
Anu Parthiban | March 7, 2022 | 06:41 PM IST
NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Education (MoE) has warned government job aspirants against fake websites offering jobs in return for money. The fake websites have been created in the name of the country’s biggest school education scheme, the Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan.
“It has come to the notice of the Ministry of Education that in order to dupe innocent applicants several websites have been created with the name similar to the schemes (like www.sarvashiksha.online, https://samagra.shikshaabhiyan.co.in, https://shikshaabhiyan.org.in) of this Department,” the ministry said.
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These websites are offering employment opportunities to the aspiring candidates and misguiding the job aspirants through the layout of website, content and presentation in a manner similar to original website and asking for money from the respondents for the applications.
While these websites have come to the notice of the Department of School Education and Literacy, there may be more such other websites or social media accounts promising jobs and demanding money for the recruitment process.
Clarification regarding fake websites!
— PIB India (@PIB_India) March 7, 2022
It has come to the notice of the @EduMinOfIndia that in order to dupe innocent applicants several websites have been created with a name similar to the schemes of this department.
Read more: https://t.co/P3kPMqSdOQ
The education ministry said, “The General Public is, hereby, advised to avoid applying for job opportunities on such websites and to ensure themselves that the websites are authorised by visiting the official website of the concerned Department/personal inquiry/telephone call/e-mail to safeguard their own interest.”
“Any person applying on these websites will be doing so at his own risk & cost and shall be responsible for the consequences thereof,” it added.
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