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Rajasthan: Three University Officials Arrested in Fake Degree Scam, 66 Teacher Applicants Probed
✍️ Amar Ujala · Rajasthan
🗓 25 Aug 2026, 08:36 PM
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The Special Operations Group detained three senior university officials, including the vice‑chancellor, after a fake‑degree racket was uncovered in the recruitment of physical education teachers. Degrees of 66 candidates who appeared for the exam are now under investigation.
The Special Operations Group (SOG) in Rajasthan has taken into custody three senior officials of a university, among them the vice‑chancellor, following the exposure of a fraudulent degree network linked to the recruitment of physical education teachers. The arrests were made after authorities detected that several candidates had submitted forged academic credentials to qualify for the teaching posts.
Investigators have now placed the qualifications of 66 candidates who sat for the recruitment exam under scrutiny. Each of these applicants is being examined to verify the authenticity of the degrees they presented, with the aim of preventing any further infiltration of unqualified personnel into the education system.
University representatives have expressed cooperation with the ongoing probe, while the SOG has indicated that the inquiry will extend to any other individuals or institutions found to be complicit in the scheme. The case underscores growing concerns over credential fraud in public sector hiring and highlights the enforcement agencies' resolve to safeguard the integrity of teacher recruitment.
Investigators have now placed the qualifications of 66 candidates who sat for the recruitment exam under scrutiny. Each of these applicants is being examined to verify the authenticity of the degrees they presented, with the aim of preventing any further infiltration of unqualified personnel into the education system.
University representatives have expressed cooperation with the ongoing probe, while the SOG has indicated that the inquiry will extend to any other individuals or institutions found to be complicit in the scheme. The case underscores growing concerns over credential fraud in public sector hiring and highlights the enforcement agencies' resolve to safeguard the integrity of teacher recruitment.