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Kurnool Teacher Appointment Scrutinized After Candidate Failed TET
A person named Prabhakar Goud received a teaching job in Kurnool district.
He got the job through the sports quota.
However, he had not passed the Teacher Eligibility Test, or TET.
Officials investigated how this happened.
The district education officer said they checked Goud’s certificates.
They also sent a report to the state government.
The case has raised questions about whether recruitment rules were followed.
These questions come amid criticism of the use of the sports quota in teacher recruitment.
Prabhakar Goud was appointed as a teacher in Kurnool district under the sports quota.
An inquiry found that Goud had not passed the Teacher Eligibility Test.
District education officer L. Sudhakar said officials examined Goud’s certificates.
The district education office sent a report on the matter to the state government.
The appointment has raised questions about eligibility checks in the District Selection Committee recruitment process.
- Who
- Prabhakar Goud, Kurnool district education officer L. Sudhakar, and officials involved in the District Selection Committee recruitment process.
- What
- Goud was appointed as a teacher despite not clearing the Teacher Eligibility Test.
- Where
- Kurnool district, with Goud identified as a native of Valluru village in Kowthalam mandal.
- When
- The timing of the appointment and inquiry is not specified; the issue arose during scrutiny of the recent recruitment process.
- Why
- The appointment is being questioned because TET was apparently not cleared and officials are examining whether mandatory eligibility rules were followed.
Key facts
- Candidate
- Prabhakar Goud
- Position
- Teacher
- Recruitment route
- Sports quota
- Eligibility issue
- Goud had not cleared the Teacher Eligibility Test.
- District official
- L. Sudhakar, Kurnool district education officer
- Action taken
- Officials examined the certificates and sent a report to the state government.
- Broader concern
- Questions have been raised about eligibility checks during the District Selection Committee recruitment process.
Quotes
L. Sudhakar
Kurnool district education officer
“We have examined his certificates and sent a report to the state government.”
deccanchronicle.com
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