TET, TAT candidates protest for Teacher Recruitment; Video claims pregnant woman dragged by police
Gandhinagar: Around 150 government job aspirants who have cleared the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) and Teacher Aptitude Test (TAT) were detained by police on Tuesday after holding a protest to demand the recruitment of government teachers. The protest took place in front of Pathikashram, where police swiftly intervened, detaining the protesters and transporting them to various locations in the city.
A video circulating on social media claims that a six-month pregnant woman, who has passed the TET-TAT exams, is being inhumanely dragged and beaten by the police. The caption of the video states, “She is not a terrorist or a criminal, but a teacher who has passed the TET-TAT government exams and yet hasn't been placed for a year. She was inhumanely dragged & beaten up by the police for seeking what was promised by the government. Gujarat Model?”
She is 6 months pregnant. She is not a terrorist or a criminal, but a teacher who has passed the TET-TAT government exams and yet hasn't been placed for a year.
— Achal Shah (@achalshah06) June 23, 2024
She was inhumanely dragged & beaten up by the police for seeking what was promised by the government.
Gujarat Model? pic.twitter.com/367PmlRofO
Among those detained was Congress MLA Jignesh Mevani, who participated in the protest to show support.
The demonstrators were calling for the government to abandon the Gyan Sahyak scheme, which aims to fill teaching vacancies in schools on a contractual basis until regular appointments can be made. Clearing the TET is mandatory for recruitment as a teacher for Classes 1 to 8 in government and grant-in-aid schools, while clearing the TAT is required for teaching Classes 9 to 12.
Speaking to The Indian Express, Jignesh Mevani said, “Unemployment is at its peak in the state. When there are vacancies and qualified members, why is the government not filling up the posts? The candidates protested today (Tuesday) and I participated in it as a mark of support. Their demands are reasonable. I am going to hold a big protest of TET/TAT candidates in Ahmedabad soon.”
Dilipsinh Rajput, one of the detained candidates, stated, “As per government records, there are over 40,000 vacant posts and there are around 70,000 candidates who have cleared TET/TAT. Yet, the government is not conducting recruitment of regular teachers.”
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NEET student hangs self in Rajasthan's Sikar
Jaipur (PTI): A student preparing for the NEET examination allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself in a rented room in Rajasthan's Sikar on Friday, police said.
According to the police, the student allegedly hanged himself from a ceiling fan using his sister's scarf while one sister was attending coaching classes and the other was in the bathroom.
He had appeared in the NEET UG exam 2026, which was cancelled due to paper leak, they said.
Udyog Nagar SHO Rajesh Kumar said that the deceased, identified as Pradeep Meghwal, was a resident of Kanika ki Dhani village in Jhunjhunu's Gudha Gaudji area.
He had been living in a rented room in Sikar's Jaldhari Nagar area with his two sisters while preparing for NEET over the last three years.
His elder sister later found him hanging and informed the landlord and police after bringing him down, officials said.
The SHO said the body was kept at SK Hospital mortuary, and a postmortem had not been conducted.
The student's father, Rajesh Kumar Meghwal, told police that Pradeep's NEET examination had gone well and the family was expecting him to score around 650 marks.
Former Rajasthan deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot expressed grief over the incident and linked it to anxiety among students after reports of irregularities and paper leaks in NEET 2026.
Pilot said repeated paper leak incidents and cancellation of examinations were affecting students' mental health and demanded a time-bound investigation and strict action against those responsible.
