Archive · 16 Aug 2026
Andhra Pradesh Assembly Set for Mega DSC vs Group-I Showdown
In a place called Andhra Pradesh, there is a big argument about how teachers and government workers get hired.
Two political teams called YSRCP and TDP are blaming each other.
The YSRCP team says the new teacher hiring, called Mega DSC-2025, was not fair.
They want the minister in charge of education to quit and want a special police agency called the CBI to investigate.
The TDP team, which runs the government, says the YSRCP is wrong and is only playing politics.
TDP is pointing to an older hiring process, called Group-I, where investigators found answer sheets that were changed and signatures that were fake.
A court said it would not start its own big investigation because hundreds of job seekers had already asked the court for help.
Both teams are having this fight during a meeting of state lawmakers called the assembly session.
Meanwhile, thousands of people are waiting for jobs and just want the hiring to be fair.
The Mega DSC-2025 teacher recruitment controversy is set to dominate the Andhra Pradesh Legislature session, with the YSRCP attacking the government and the ruling TDP countering with APPSC Group-I allegations.
YSRCP president Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy has demanded the resignation of HRD minister Nara Lokesh and a CBI probe, after 74 days of protests including relay hunger strikes.
The YSRCP alleges irregularities in recruitment to 16,347 teacher posts, including the selection of outsourced SCERT employee Purama Naveen among top-ranked candidates and forged sports certificates under the 3% sports reservation.
The government's SIT report alleges that in the Group-I recruitment, digital evaluation was authorized without the chairman's approval, answer sheets were moved to Haailand Resorts for 84 days, and alterations were found in 718 OMR sheets.
The High Court declined to entertain a PIL seeking a CBI probe into Mega DSC, noting that 335 affected candidates had already approached the judiciary individually.
- Who
- YSRCP president Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy, HRD minister Nara Lokesh, and the YSRCP opposition and ruling TDP in the Andhra Pradesh Legislature
- What
- A political showdown over alleged irregularities in Mega DSC-2025 teacher recruitment and the revived APPSC Group-I recruitment controversy
- When
- During the Andhra Pradesh Legislature session, following 74 days of YSRCP protests
- Where
- Andhra Pradesh, with the battle expected to be particularly intense in the Legislative Council
- Why
- The YSRCP alleges irregularities in Mega DSC-2025 recruitment and demands Lokesh's resignation and a CBI probe, while the TDP government counters with SIT findings alleging irregularities in the previous regime's Group-I recruitment
YSRCP (Opposition)
TDP (Ruling Government)
Mega DSC-2025 recruitment process
YSRCP (Opposition)
The process was marred by irregularities, including selection of an outsourced SCERT employee among top-ranked candidates and acceptance of forged sports certificates, and demands a CBI probe and Nara Lokesh's resignation.
TDP (Ruling Government)
HRD minister Nara Lokesh says the allegations are politically motivated and the recruitment process was legally sound, and has challenged Jagan to a public debate.
APPSC Group-I SIT findings
YSRCP (Opposition)
Party spokesperson Puththa Siva Shankar disputes the government's interpretation, saying the investigation did not establish digital-evaluation manipulation and that Group-I is being used to divert attention from Mega DSC.
TDP (Ruling Government)
The government cites the SIT report alleging unauthorized digital evaluation by TrueGrader EduServices, forged signatures and alterations in 718 OMR sheets, including 160 of the 165 selected candidates.
CBI probe and court route
YSRCP (Opposition)
The YSRCP wants a CBI probe into the Mega DSC irregularities.
TDP (Ruling Government)
The High Court declined a PIL seeking a CBI probe, noting 335 affected candidates had already approached the judiciary individually and questioning the maintainability of an outsider's PIL.
- Mega DSC-2025 teacher posts
- 16,347
- YSRCP demands
- Resignation of HRD minister Nara Lokesh and CBI probe
- Days of YSRCP protests
- 74
- Group-I notification date
- December 31, 2018
- Group-I selected candidates
- 165 of 326 shortlisted from 6,807 who completed all papers
- Payment to TrueGrader EduServices
- Rs 1.38 crore
- OMR sheets with alterations
- 718, including 160 of 165 selected candidates
- Candidate petitions filed
- 335