Credentials of 60 JBT teachers doubtful, FIR ordered

Our Correspondent

Gurugram, September 1

Having found the HTET and STET credentials of 60 recently selected JBT teachers in the state doubtful, the Director of elementary education has ordered an FIR against them.

In a letter to the District Elementary Education Officer (DEEO), the state Education Department has asked the DEEO to proceed filing criminal cases against them. “It is intimated that regarding the physical verification of the 756 JBTs, a report has been received from the committee. As per the report, the HTETs/STETs of 60 teachers are doubtful. You are, therefore, directed that a criminal case be registered against the teacher concerned with your district,” reads the letter.

Of the 750 selected teachers, 60 have come under scanner. Of the 60, three belong to Gurugram; 11 to Nuh, two each to Rohtak, Jind, Kaithal, Panipat and Sirsa; four to Karnal and Jhajjar each; seven to Ambala; eight to Faridabad; five to Hisar; and one each to Palwal, Sonepat, Bhiwani and Kurukshetra.