Fake teachers in Odisha on the rise, SME dept to conduct detailed probe

Bhubaneswar: There has been a remarkable rise in the number of fake teachers in Odisha, said latest and reliable reports on Monday. According to reports, hundreds of fake teachers have been under the scanner of the School and Mass Education Department Government of Odisha.

While there are hundreds of teachers under the scanner of the  mass education department, the education authorities of 30 districts have been instructed to strictly check the qualification certificates of the concerned teachers.

The department has asked the district level officers to thoroughly check whether the qualification certificates of all the teachers who have obtained degrees from the state and outside the state are genuine or not.

Many fake teachers have already been already been caught in the state. There are many teachers who have grabbed the job by giving fake caste certificates, there are many others who have done government jobs for many years by forging B.Ed., OTET, Matric and other fake certificates.

It is worth mentioning that, many fake teachers have already retired from their jobs. A list of more than 120 teachers has been published by the department and the district and block education officers have been instructed to check their mark sheets, certificates and other documents separately.

There is even an order to file a case in the police station in that matter. As a result, the teachers who have submitted fake certificates to get the jobs are now at a loss and are scared.