Maharashtra TET 2026 postponed after alleged paper leak

3 min readMumbai, PuneUpdated: Jun 27, 2026 03:22 PM IST

Maharashtra TET has two papers, Paper 1 and Paper 2, and both were scheduled to happen on the same day but in separate time slots. (Image: AI generated)

The Maharashtra State Council of Examination (MSCE) has postponed the Maharashtra Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) that was scheduled to take place on Sunday (June 28) after three people were arrested at a Bhiwandi hotel early Saturday over paper leak charges.

Releasing a note, the MSCE stated that the police conducted a raid based on confidential information. The police then called officials of the Council to the spot, who confirmed that the three individuals were in possession of questions partly matching the actual question paper.

Interestingly, the MSCE note begins by saying, “Keeping in mind the malpractices during the NEET 2026 examination, all security measures had been taken by the Maharashtra State Council of Examination.”

The council has not yet announced when the postponed examination will be held.

Kalpeashh Yadav of Shiv Sena (UBT)’s Yuva Sena alleged that there was a strong possibility that officials of the education department are involved in the leak and demanded that the investigation be handed over to the CID.

Maharashtra TET has two papers, Paper 1 and Paper 2, and both were scheduled to happen on the same day but in separate time slots. Paper 1 would have been held from 10.30 am to 1.00 pm, while Paper 2 would have been conducted from 2.30 pm to 5 pm. The exam is conducted in pen and paper mode, where candidates must mark their answers on an OMR sheet.

As per the exam pattern, there are a total of 150 questions, each carrying one mark, and no negative marking is applied. The question papers are available in nine languages, including Marathi, English, Urdu, Bengali, Gujarati, Telugu, Sindhi, Kannada, and Hindi.

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The TET has gained significance after the Supreme Court in 2025 ruled that it is mandatory for all new and serving teachers to pass the test or lose their posts. The first test conducted after the ruling in December 2025 saw a historically high passing rate of 11 per cent, as compared to the less than five per cent passing rate seen in the previous five years.

The Supreme Court had initially given serving teachers a time period of two years, till August 2027, to pass the TET and continue with their service. However, the Supreme Court recently extended the deadline to pass the test to August 2028.

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