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SIT finds serious irregularities in 2018 Andhra Group-I exam
A Special Investigation Team has flagged serious irregularities in the 2018 Andhra Pradesh Group-I recruitment examination, the state's premier civil services test. The SIT, formed in February 2026 on High Court orders,…
The Story in Brief
A Special Investigation Team has flagged serious irregularities in the 2018 Andhra Pradesh Group-I recruitment examination, the state's premier civil services test. The SIT, formed in February 2026 on High Court orders, alleged irregularities across three evaluation exercises: the original digital valuation in 2021, a manual valuation at a private resort after a court order, and a second manual valuation in 2022 under the then YSRCP government.
The probe found that unauthorised evaluators, private email accounts, and Google Drive links were used for digital evaluation, with the PSC paying Rs 1.38 crore to private agencies. The SIT said answer scripts stayed in a private agency's custody for 84 days, and that 95 percent of answer scripts in the second manual valuation showed alterations. The exam, for 169 posts, attracted over 1.14 lakh applications.
The Indian Opinion
The SIT's findings, if proven, point to a staggering breakdown of trust in a recruitment process meant to pick the state's civil servants. The allegation of resort-based evaluation, unauthorised evaluators, and widespread mark tampering will fuel public anger, especially among lakhs of candidates. But both the YSRCP and the current government must answer: who authorised these private agencies and evaluators? The key test will be the forensic reports from six CFSL labs. Do they confirm widespread forgery, or were the discrepancies procedural sloppiness?
Sources (2): ndtv.com, hindustantimes.com
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