Some 1,400 primary school teachers have quit in an eastern Indian state in recent months amid an ongoing investigation into fake qualifications, an education official said Friday.
The High Court ordered an investigation in May into the state´s 350,000 primary teachers on concerns that up to 25,000 had joined government schools without proper training.
Resignations poured in as the probe got underway, with officials scrutinising teacher CVs, before the court ordered the amnesty last month, which ends on July 9.
"The 1,400 resignations have come before the court order on an amnesty," Mahajan told Media.
The issue made headlines last month after Delhi´s law minister, Jitendra Singh Tomar, was arrested for allegedly lying about his degrees.
The quality of education, particularly in rural areas, is a major problem in India. Many teachers also fail to show up to class regularly, leaving colleagues overburdened.
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