PRAYAGRAJ, Nov. 28 -- The Examination Regulatory Authority (ERA), Uttar Pradesh, has launched a crackdown on candidates who pursued Diploma in Elementary Education (DElEd/BTC) training while simultaneously holding government or contractual jobs, or while enrolled in another full-time academic programme.

Over the past four to five months, the Prayagraj-headquartered authority has cancelled the certificates of at least six trainees found violating these norms, officials said.

Confirming the action, ERA (UP) secretary Anil Bhushan Chaturvedi said that undertaking BTC/DElEd training while holding employment or being enrolled in another regular course is "strictly prohibited and clearly mentioned in the norms."

The DElEd is a two-year diplo...