Lagatar24 desk
Lucknow, Nov 28: The Uttar Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test (UPTET) 2021 examination which was scheduled to take place on Sunday has been postponed for the next month due to an alleged paper leak.
Prashant Kumar, Additional Director General (ADG), Law and Order informed that 23 people have been arrested in connection with the paper leak.
“ 23 people have been arrested from across the state. Few photocopies of the question papers were found from those arrested. The exam will be conducted again in a month’s time. STF will probe the case and take action against those found guilty,” said Prashant Kumar.
No one is required to repay fees or fill another application. Admit card issued for today can be used as bus tickets for UPSRTC buses, free of cost. 23 individuals, including a few from Bihar, have been caught;investigation is underway: Prashant Kumar, ADG,on cancelled UPTET 2021 pic.twitter.com/SwCToW1nPM
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) November 28, 2021
Meanwhile, Basic Education Minister Dr Satish Dwivedi on Sunday said that the case will be investigated by the Special Task Force (STF).
“The paper leak of the UPTET 2021 exam will be conducted by UP STF. The Uttar Pradesh government will soon conduct the exam within a month,” said Dwivedi.
