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Cheating Scandal Hits Teacher Recruitment Exam in Jharkhand

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There is a big cheating problem in a teacher exam in India. The exam is called PGT. It is for new teachers. A man named Abhay Tiwari has told police the truth. He said he hacked the exam papers. He also helped people solve the papers before the test. This is not fair to other students.

Police went to the JSSC office in Ranchi. JSSC is a group that makes exams for jobs. This is called a raid. Police asked many questions to the JSSC secretary. A secretary is an important office worker.

Police also caught a helper of Ajita Bhattacharya. She used to work for JPSC, another exam group. Her helper is called a PA, or personal assistant.

Another man, Mithilesh Singh, is also part of this problem. He got exam copies directly. A copy is the answer sheet of a student. This shows the cheating problem is very big. It connects two states: Jharkhand and Bihar.

Vocabulary15 words

hacked
got into a computer system without permission
solve
to find the answer
JSSC
a group that makes job exams in Jharkhand
raid
when police go somewhere suddenly to check things
secretary
an important office worker
PA
a person who helps a boss with work
copies
answer sheets of students
scandal
a bad and shocking event
recruitment
the process of choosing people for jobs
cheating
doing something not honest to win
arrest
when police catch someone
confess
to say you did something wrong
exam paper
the test with questions
office
a place where people work
connect
to join two things together

Quiz

1. What did Abhay Tiwari say he did?
2. Where did police go for the raid?
3. True or False: This cheating problem only happened in Jharkhand.

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Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.

There is a big cheating problem in a teacher exam in India. The exam is called _____. A man named Abhay Tiwari has told police the truth. He said he _____ the exam papers. He also helped people _____ the papers before the test.

Police went to the _____ office in Ranchi. This is called a _____. Police asked many questions to the JSSC _____.

Police also caught a helper of Ajita Bhattacharya. Her helper is called a _____.

Another man, Mithilesh Singh, got exam _____ directly. This shows the cheating problem is very big. It connects two states: Jharkhand and _____.

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