NGO alleges fraud in affiliation process of private teacher education colleges

Arappor Iyakkam, an NGO working on transparency in governance, has filed a complaint with the State government, alleging serious discrepancies in affiliation inspection records of private teacher education colleges affiliated to the Tamil Nadu Teachers Education University (TNTEU) for the academic years 2023-24 and 2024-25.

Referring to records obtained under the Right to Information Act, 2005, the organisation said that at least 15 inspection committee conveners conducted in-person inspections in two to five colleges on the same day – March 29, 2023.

The complaint said one of the conveners conducted in-person inspections at five colleges on the same day. What was baffling was the fact that the total distance between these colleges stood at over 500 km, said M. Radhakrishnan of Arappor Iyakkam.