Massive Fake Degree Scam Busted in UP Teacher Recruitment Drive.
The Special Operations Group (SOG) in Uttar Pradesh has unearthed a large-scale recruitment scam involving fake Bachelor of Physical Education (BPEd) degrees, exposing serious irregularities in the 2022 Physical Education Teacher (PTI) Direct Recruitment Examination.
According to officials, 202 out of 203 candidates who secured teaching positions used forged mark sheets allegedly issued by JS University, Shikohabad. The investigation, led by SOG Additional Superintendent of Police Dharmaram Gila, was initiated after irregularities surfaced in university server logs.
JS University is officially sanctioned for only 100 BPEd seats per academic session. However, over 2,000 candidates submitted degrees from the institution while applying for government teaching jobs—a glaring discrepancy that triggered the deeper probe.
The investigation uncovered multiple layers of fraud:
- 25 candidates submitted mark sheets from JS University despite claiming to have studied at other institutions.
- 26 candidates presented degrees from academic sessions that didn’t match their claimed enrollment years.
- 9 individuals submitted completely fabricated mark sheets.
- 43 candidates listed degrees from the 2020–2022 session, even though the PTI recruitment exam was held in September 2022—suggesting the documents were created after the examination.
Out of all the degrees verified—spanning academic years from 2017–2019 to 2020–2022—only one, held by Kulraj Singh (son of Prem Singh), was found to be authentic.
Digital evidence recovered from JS University’s server backup indicated the direct involvement of brokers in producing and distributing fake degrees. The data confirmed widespread manipulation of printing records and certificate issuance.
Authorities are now preparing to file an FIR against JS University officials and 165 candidates linked to the scam. The remaining 37 individuals, listed from serial numbers 166 to 202, were already booked in prior cases for either submitting forged documents or using proxy candidates during exams.
The case raises serious concerns over institutional oversight and the integrity of recruitment processes in the state’s education sector. Further arrests and disciplinary actions are expected as the investigation continues.
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