Chandrababu Naidu on Monday rejected allegations of corruption and manipulation in the Mega DSC recruitment conducted by his government, saying there was no scope for irregularities in the teacher selection process. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N.
Addressing a public meeting in Kuppam, Naidu said the Telugu Desam Party had a long association with teacher recruitment and claimed that successive DSC and APPSC recruitments conducted during his tenure had not witnessed paper leaks or manipulation.
YSRCP president and former chief minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has demanded a CBI inquiry and alleged that ineligible candidates received appointments. He has also sought the resignation of Education Minister Nara Lokesh. As the state gears up for local body polls and the opposition continues its effort to highlight the alleged irregularities and demand the minister’s resignation, the issue has become a major flashpoint between the ruling party and the opposition.
He added that his government had conducted the Mega DSC after 2024 and provided around 16,000 jobs. The 2025 recruitment covered 16,347 teaching posts, with more than 3.3 lakh candidates registering for the computer-based examination, according to reports.
Naidu said hundreds of legal challenges had been filed against the recruitment but maintained that the government had responded to all the allegations.
“DSC means CBN and CBN means Telugu Desam. We have conducted DSC 14 times,” Naidu said.
