Rajasthan Professor Accused of Faking Disability to Secure Job

As of August 24, 2025, a government college assistant professor in Rajasthan, India, has been accused of securing his position through the use of a fraudulent disability certificate. Sawai Singh Gurjar, who serves as an English Assistant Professor at a government college in Bharatpur's Bayana, allegedly submitted a certificate declaring himself "deaf and mute" in order to qualify for the job.

However, recent medical examinations have confirmed that Gurjar is only hearing-impaired, not deaf and mute as he had claimed. The case came to light during an investigation by Rajasthan Police's Special Operations Group (SOG), which is scrutinizing government employees who obtained jobs using disability certificates.

On August 6, 2025, the SOG released a list of 24 ineligible candidates who were allegedly recruited through fraudulent means. Gurjar's name appeared on this list, and he was declared "unfit" for the position. According to the SOG inquiry, Gurjar had produced a multiple disability certificate, but further testing revealed that he can, in fact, speak and only suffers from a hearing impairment.

Gurjar has denied any deliberate wrongdoing, claiming the discrepancy was the result of a technical glitch. He maintains that the Karauli Medical Board had issued him an offline certificate for a hearing disability alone, but when it was uploaded, it mistakenly showed "deaf and mute." Gurjar argues that he secured his job under the hearing impairment quota and not under any false category.

The Rajasthan government has directed an investigation into the use of fraudulent disability certificates in government recruitment. If the allegations against Gurjar are upheld, he could face dismissal from service and potential legal action.

This is not the first case of its kind in the state, as several instances of candidates obtaining jobs using fake disability documents have been reported in districts such as Dausa.