3 authorities college academics suspended for submitting pretend OTET certificates | Education

Three authorities college academics in Odisha’s Jajpur district have been positioned underneath suspension for submitting pretend academics’ eligibility take a look at certificates, an official stated.

Barachana Block Education Officer (BEO) Harihar Dalei has positioned the three academics – Aniya Kumar Baral of Teligada major college, Jayanti Sahoo of Akarabad major college and Raziya Sultana of Charinangal major college – underneath suspension for submitting pretend Odisha Eligibility Teachers Test (OTET) certificates to get jobs and increments.

“The three teachers have been placed under suspension following the pending of departmental proceedings against them for submission of fake OTET certificates,” an official order of the BEO office said on Friday.

The District Education Officer (DEO) Ranjan Kumar Giri said that they have filed FIRs against the accused teachers with Barachana police station for legal action.

“We have stopped their salary and started departmental proceedings against them as per the government rule,” he stated.

An RTI activist Abhimanyu Barik had sought details about the academics employed in authorities faculties of Barachana, their {qualifications} and associated certificates. He was knowledgeable that some academics have been serving in authorities faculties by submitting pretend certificates.

Barik then drew the eye of the DEO in direction of these unlawful postings in March this 12 months. Based on the allegation, Giri launched an investigation and located the three fraudulent circumstances in major faculties of Barachana. During the investigation, it was additionally discovered that the three academics additionally received increments on the idea of their cast OTET certificates.

This story has been revealed from a wire company feed with out modifications to the textual content.