Protests erupted outside the Haryana Board of School Education office in Bhiwani as hundreds of candidates demonstrated against alleged discrepancies in the Haryana Teacher Eligibility Test (HTET-2025). Frustrated by repeated verbal assurances without resolution, the candidate group laid siege to the board's main entrance gate. Demonstrators made it clear that they would not lift their blockade until the administration issues a formal written commitment detailing a strict timeline for addressing all technical and evaluation errors.
Candidates Point to Flawed Answer Keys and Printed Errors
The agitation stems from the HTET-2025 examination conducted across Haryana on July 4 and 5, which drew nearly 300,000 teacher aspirants from across the state. Candidates allege that the official answer keys released after the results contained significant mistakes. Protesting candidates Sandeep and Nishant alleged that between 20 and 30 questions in the question paper were printed incorrectly. Furthermore, candidates complained that even after submitting verified textbook references during the objection window, the examination board refused to rectify the key errors.
Financial Burden Over Objections and OMR Downloads
Demonstrators expressed severe dissatisfaction over the fees charged during the dispute resolution process. Candidates are required to pay a fee of 100 rupees for every single question objection submitted, yet erroneous answers reportedly remain uncorrected. Furthermore, the board charges an additional 100 rupees to download individual OMR answer sheets, but candidates report that sheets frequently fail to download even after successful payment processing. The accumulation of these fee barriers alongside unaddressed evaluation errors fueled widespread candidate anger.
Board Secretary Intervenes with Three-Week Resolution Timeline
After several hours of continuous blockading outside the administrative building, Haryana Board Secretary Deepak Babulal Karwa arrived to negotiate with the crowd. Secretary Karwa promised that all candidate grievances would be examined and resolved within a three-week period. He announced plans to constitute subject expert committees across all disciplines to review challenged questions and assured students that internal processes would be overhauled to prevent similar issues in future examination cycles.
Peaceful Gandhian Sit-in Demands Binding Assurances
Unpersuaded by verbal promises, candidates rejected the secretary's oral timeline, citing past delays where official assurances produced no tangible result. The protesters sat down directly at the main entrance gate and began reading lessons of Mahatma Gandhi in a peaceful sit-in. Demonstrators declared that the main gate gherao would continue indefinitely until board authorities provide a signed, written assurance outlining the exact steps for error correction. Observers are monitoring whether administrative negotiations will de-escalate the standoff or if the protest will intensify nationwide across education forums.
