Hyderabad, Sept. 22 -- When Ishan Sethi, a teacher at the Madinah Mission High School in Old City, asked his management for an experience certificate, his request was surprisingly denied. Ishan, who had plans to shift to Delhi, requires the certificate to seek better pay wherever he finds employment next.

While it may seem like a simple administrative matter, the problem however is widespread among teachers who are literally stuck at the educational institutions, which do not let them leave citing various reasons. Ishan, for example, has been left hanging from nearly two months, due to which he is unable to shift cities.

Ishan has alleged that this is done in almost every second, especially in the low-financed Old City schools. However,...