New Delhi, June 4 -- Amid the controversy surrounding the alleged discrepancies in the evaluated Class 12 answer sheets, Delhi Parents Association's representative Aparajita Gautam made an explosive claim that the Trained Graduate Teachers (TGTs) checked the answer sheets due to a shortage of Post Graduate Teachers (PGTs), which paved the way for such discrepancies.

TGTs teach the students from Class 6 to Class 10, while the PGTs are tasked to teach the students of Class 11 and Class 12. Aparajita Gautam said that TGTs might not have understood the marking scheme, which resulted in the lower marks for the students

"Papers were supposed to be checked by PGT teachers, but due to shortages, TGT teachers were involved. TGTs usually teach up...