# Andhra CM Naidu defends Mega DSC teacher recruitment as merit-only 2026-08-19T16:41:29+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Monday told the state Assembly that the Mega District Selection Committee (DSC) teacher recruitment drive was conducted transparently and purely on merit, with no backdoor entries, favouritism or manipulation. Speaking in the Assembly, Naidu said the credibility of the process was evident because even unsuccessful candidates acknowledged the fairness of the selections. He reiterated that the government had barred any undue influence and that transparency guided every stage of the recruitment. The Mega DSC is one of the largest teacher recruitment exercises in Andhra Pradesh, aimed at filling vacancies in government schools. Naidu added that merit would remain the sole basis for all future public appointments. ## Indian Opinion Analysis The Mega DSC recruitment drive was launched to fill over 16,000 teacher posts in Andhra Pradesh's government schools, a move that follows years of litigation and allegations of irregularities in previous recruitment cycles under the earlier YSR Congress government. Naidu's emphatic defence in the Assembly signals his administration's effort to rebuild trust among job aspirants, a politically crucial constituency in the state. The next test will be whether the selected candidates are posted without delay and whether the process withstands any court challenges that may arise. ## Coverage - indiatoday.in Leads with Naidu's own statements and provides no independent scrutiny or contrary view. This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Andhra Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh Assembly, Mega DSC, N Chandrababu Naidu, teacher recruitment Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/andhra-cm-naidu-defends-mega-dsc-teacher-recruitment-as-merit-only/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/andhra-cm-naidu-defends-mega-dsc-teacher-recruitment-as-merit-only/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/