TET 2023 Wrong Question Case: New Case Filed in High Court, Hearing Date Announced! Will the Fate of Job Aspirants Change?

TET 2023 case: The controversy surrounding the TET (Teacher Eligibility Test) 2023, conducted by the West Bengal Board of Primary Education (WBBPE), seems far from over. Job aspirants have now approached the Calcutta High Court, alleging errors in several questions and the final answer key of the examination. This case has been filed on several new and unique grounds, distinct from previous cases related to the 2014, 2017, or 2022 TET exams, sparking fresh hope among the candidates.

The new writ petition has been filed in the Calcutta High Court, with both the filing and registration processes completed on October 27, 2025. The first hearing for the case has been scheduled for the upcoming November 6, 2025. This crucial case will be heard in the bench of the Hon’ble Justice Rajarshi Bharadwaj.

Main Grounds and Allegations of the Case

The petitioners have approached the court with a series of specific allegations. Their primary complaints include:

• Changes in Final Answer Key: It is alleged that the answers to multiple questions were changed in the final answer key compared to the provisional one. For instance, in the ‘C’ series question booklet, the answers to questions 17, 64, and 142 were altered. This led to the disqualification of many deserving candidates.
• Flawed Answer Key: Applicants claim that the final answer key itself is riddled with errors. For some questions with multiple correct options, the board has chosen only one, while in other cases, an incorrect answer has been accepted as the right one.
• Indifference to Grievances: Despite candidates raising grievances with the board regarding these errors, their complaints were not reflected in the final answer key, and the mistakes were not rectified.
• Allegation of Discrimination: One of the major complaints is discrimination. Whereas in the TET 2022 exam, grace marks were awarded to all participants for wrong questions, the same principle was not applied in the 2023 exam.
• Expert Opinions: The petitioners have had various reference and textbooks examined by experts. Citing authoritative books like Vamanadeva’s for Bengali grammar, they have demonstrated that several answers provided by the board are incorrect.
• Pedagogical Questions: It is alleged that many questions related to pedagogy have the possibility of multiple correct answers, a factor the board did not consider.

Statistics and Disputed Questions

In this year’s TET exam, out of 3,00,954 candidates, only 6,754, or approximately 2.47%, have passed. The applicants argue that this extremely low pass rate is a direct result of the errors in the answer key. According to the ‘C’ series question booklet, objections have been raised against approximately 16 questions. Some of the disputed question numbers include 5, 15, 16, 25, 26, 42, 49, 59, 64, 91, 93, 132, 142, and 146.

The job aspirants are hopeful that they will receive justice through the court’s intervention and that the board will seriously consider their grievances. Thousands of candidates are now eagerly awaiting the hearing on November 6.