Thane Police detained three suspects on Saturday in the case of the sale of Maharashtra Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) question papers.
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The Maharashtra TET 2026 exam, scheduled for June 28, was postponed earlier in the day due to an alleged leak. Officials said the police laid a trap and detained the suspects after receiving a tip-off that the question paper for the Maharashtra TET exam 2026 was being sold.
A case has been registered at the Kongaon Police Station in Thane district, and a Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been constituted to conduct a detailed investigation into the matter, the officials added.
The TET examination was scheduled to be held at 1,028 centres across Maharashtra on Sunday. However, the test has now been rescheduled after police found evidence suggesting that some questions had been leaked before the examination.
What officials said about the leak
According to Nandkumar Bedse, director of the Maharashtra State Examination Council, police received confidential information early on June 27 that a few people in Bhiwandi had access to the TET question paper. Acting on the tip-off, the Bhiwandi Police conducted a raid and called officials from the examination council to verify the material recovered from the location.
During the verification process, officials found that some of the questions in the seized documents matched the actual TET 2026 question paper. Following the discovery, a criminal case was registered, and an investigation is underway.
“We have already announced the postponement and issued a formal notification. This information is available on the website, and students have been informed that the exam has been postponed… There is no need to panic. They should continue their studies. They do not need to register again either,” the council’s deputy commissioner, Priya Shinde, told the media.
In a statement, the council said the examination had been rescheduled because a detailed investigation was necessary and it wanted to ensure that the test is conducted in a completely transparent manner.
A fresh date for the examination will be announced later on the official website of the Maharashtra State Examination Council.
