The Ganjam district Education Department on Thursday directed for action against three teachers working at different schools under Dharakote block in the district for allegedly submitting forged educational qualification certificates.
Reports said the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan Project Coordinator and Dharakote Community Education Officer have been asked to take stringent action against the three teachers.
Binod, who works at Thurathura Primary School, had submitted his Class-X mark sheet mentioning that he secured 529 marks while passing out from Athagadapatna Kabisurya High School. But during a probe carried out by the department, it was found that he had secured 380 marks and a Second Division in Class X.
Similarly, Junior Teacher Santosh of Ghodamba Project Upper Primary School had submitted the mark sheet of Class X stating that he had secured 529 marks while passing out from Athagadapatna Kabisurya High School. But later it was found out that he had secured 252 and a Third Division in Matriculation.
A teacher of Chancharapalli Primary School Balaram Bisoi also mentioned in his Class X mark sheet that he had secured 544 marks and passed out from Kabisuryanagar SM High School. But the probe revealed that he had got 355 marks.