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STET candidate uploads photograph of South Indian actress on admit card, Bihar board could cancel his consequence

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After the admit card of a Secondary Teachers Eligibility Test (STET) candidate with {a photograph} of a South Indian actress went viral, the Bihar School Examination Board has issued discover to the Jehanabad-based candidate. The candidate, who has cleared the take a look at, can face stringent motion together with cancellation of his consequence, for “bringing a bad name” to the state board.
The matter got here to mild after RJD chief Ritu Jaiswal first shared a video on social media. The video confirmed a complainant explaining how Jehanabad-native Rishikesh Kumar had uploaded {a photograph} of actress Anupama Parameswaran. The complainant puzzled how the male scholar was allowed to jot down the STET when his admit card carried the {photograph} of a girl. The complainant additionally puzzled if another person wrote the examination instead of him. Though the candidate has cleared the take a look at, his title just isn’t on the benefit record for upcoming vacancies of lecturers. STET 2019 outcomes had been launched between March and June this 12 months for numerous topics.

Kumar, nonetheless, stated the error occurred when the admit card was being uploaded. “I had applied for a correction but it was not done,” he stated.
A state board official countered the candidate’s model. “It is the sole responsibility of the candidate who fills up the online form to give correct credentials. It is true that the error should have been detected during examinations. Yet, the candidate has brought a bad name to the state board,” he stated.
Bihar training division extra chief secretary Sanjay Kumar stated, “We have taken serious note of the matter and would take apt action against those responsible for it.”