The teachers involved in the case are Pafna, the Social Studies teacher at Government Model Senior Secondary school, Karsan and Sukhjinder Pal Kaur, JBT teacher at Government Girls High School, Sector 25.

The department had obtained these degrees during checks to ascertain the genuineness of the teachers’ educational degrees.

Officials claimed that as per records, Pafna had completed B Ed from Maithali University, Darbhanga bearing roll no. 239 in 1984. Sources said that the said university has been declared a fake university as per the UGC circular.

Meanwhile, Sukhjinder Pal Kaur, JBT teacher at GGHS-25 had completed her JBT degree from Gandhi Hindi Vidhyapith, Allahabad. The UGC circular had also mentioned the Hindi Vidyapeeth as a fake University.

The Director Public Instructions (Schools), S K Setia has directed both teachers to prove that their educational degrees are genuine.