A major political clash has erupted in Andhra Pradesh over the Mega DSC Teacher Recruitment 2025 for 16,347 posts and the APPSC Group 1 examination. Former Chief Minister and YSRCP chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has issued a direct challenge to Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu, calling for a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into both examination processes. Speaking at a press conference in Tadepalli, Jagan Mohan Reddy asserted that the state government is attempting to divert public attention from alleged irregularities in the Mega DSC recruitment and to shield Education Minister Nara Lokesh by unnecessarily reigniting the past Group 1 examination issue.
Jagan Defends Group 1 Conduct and Challenges Government on DSC Probe
During the press interaction, YS Jagan Mohan Reddy defended the preliminary exam of the APPSC Group 1 conducted during his tenure as Chief Minister. He stated that the examination was executed with complete transparency and in strict adherence to judicial guidelines. Maintaining that no malpractice occurred during the Group 1 recruitment, Jagan declared that his party is fully prepared for a CBI investigation if the government harbored any doubts. However, he questioned whether Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu and Education Minister Nara Lokesh possess the courage to order a similar CBI investigation into the 16,347 teacher recruitment drive under Mega DSC.
Allegations of Procedural Violations and Single-Agency Control in Mega DSC 2025
Raising serious questions regarding the Mega DSC 2025 recruitment, Jagan Mohan Reddy alleged that established protocols were flouted from the beginning of the hiring process for 16,347 posts. He pointed out that for the first time in the history of Andhra Pradesh DSC examinations, the dual responsibility of setting the question paper and conducting the actual exam was assigned to a single institution and official. According to Jagan, delegating both critical tasks to one entity created significant potential for paper leaks and administrative manipulation.
Controversy Over SCERT Employee Merit List and Alleged Sports Quota Irregularities
Elaborating on specific instances of alleged malpractice, YS Jagan Mohan Reddy cited the case of Naveen, an outsourcing employee at SCERT who allegedly possessed access to the examination question papers and subsequently secured the top rank on the merit list. Following widespread controversy over his ranking, his name was removed from the secondary selection list. Furthermore, Jagan highlighted irregularities regarding the recruitment of 372 candidates under the sports quota. He alleged that recruitment guidelines were repeatedly altered and that audio recordings pointing to cash-for-jobs trading surfaced, yet the administration failed to initiate strict punitive action.
Demand for Education Minister Resignation and Government Stand
Accusing the administration of compromising the career prospects of aspiring candidates, YS Jagan Mohan Reddy demanded the immediate resignation of Education Minister Nara Lokesh. Conversely, the state government has firmly dismissed all allegations made by the YSRCP chief. The state administration alongside exam management service provider TCS iON maintained that the recruitment examination was conducted through a fully computerized, secure, and transparent process, adding that appointments under the sports quota were issued only after comprehensive verification of candidate credentials.
