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AP Fact-Check Unit Rejects DSC Irregularity Allegations Amid YSRCP Attack
The Andhra Pradesh government says the DSC 2025 teacher hiring process was fair and based on merit.
Its Fact-Check unit says some people are spreading false information.
The government also says courts supported its position.
It says complaint offices solved more than 3,500 objections from candidates.
The YSRCP disagrees and says the sports quota may have been misused.
The party claims some selected candidates did not have the required TET scores.
It pointed to a candidate named Prabhakar as an example.
The government says political interference did not affect the selections.
The two sides are arguing over whether the recruitment process was properly followed.
The Andhra Pradesh government’s Fact-Check unit rejected allegations of irregularities in the DSC 2025 teacher recruitment process.
The unit said courts had upheld the government’s position and that more than 3,500 candidate objections had been resolved.
The government maintained that selections were merit-based, free from political interference, and that reservation issues had been clarified.
The YSRCP alleged that questionable sports certificates were used to award teacher posts and that some selected candidates lacked the required TET qualification.
The YSRCP cited the case of Prabhakar, alleging that he did not meet the applicable 2022 TET qualifying mark but was selected under the sports quota.
- Who
- The Andhra Pradesh government’s Fact-Check unit, IT and HRD Minister Nara Lokesh, and the opposition YSRCP are involved in the dispute.
- What
- The government rejected allegations of irregularities in DSC 2025 teacher recruitment, while the YSRCP alleged problems involving the sports quota and TET eligibility.
- Where
- Andhra Pradesh, including the cited case from Ratnapalli village in Kurnool district’s Veldurthi mandal.
- When
- The dispute concerns the DSC 2025 recruitment process; the cited TET scores are from 2022 and 2025.
- Why
- The government said it was countering misinformation, while the YSRCP alleged that recruitment rules were breached and that the sports quota was used to favor certain candidates.
Government and Fact-Check Unit
YSRCP Opposition
Overall fairness
Government and Fact-Check Unit
The government said allegations were misinformation, that its position had been upheld in court cases, and that DSC 2025 selections followed merit without political interference.
YSRCP Opposition
The YSRCP alleged that the recruitment process had been compromised and that false or questionable eligibility decisions were made.
Sports quota
Government and Fact-Check Unit
The government said officials had clarified issues involving horizontal reservation and the sports quota.
YSRCP Opposition
The YSRCP alleged that questionable sports certificates were used to give teacher posts to favored candidates, including people linked to the ruling establishment.
TET eligibility
Government and Fact-Check Unit
The Fact-Check unit maintained that the recruitment process was properly conducted and said grievances had been addressed.
YSRCP Opposition
The YSRCP said some selected candidates lacked the mandatory TET qualification and cited Prabhakar’s alleged 2022 score below the applicable qualifying mark.
Key facts
- Recruitment process
- DSC 2025 teacher recruitment
- Government position
- Selections were made strictly on merit without political interference.
- Objections resolved
- The Fact-Check unit said more than 3,500 objections were satisfactorily resolved.
- Disputed quota
- The YSRCP focused its allegations on the sports quota.
- Cited candidate
- Prabhakar was reportedly posted as an SGT at Valluru MPPS.
- Cited 2022 TET score
- The YSRCP said Prabhakar scored 65.4281 in TET Paper-1A, below the applicable 75-mark qualifying requirement.
- Cited 2025 TET score
- The YSRCP said Prabhakar scored 51.7424 in the 2025 TET.
Sources
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