Group-1 aspirants urge Telangana high court to cancel exam

HYDERABAD: Telangana Group-I aspirants urged the Telangana high court to cancel the examination and order a judicial inquiry into the entire process in view of the interest of the thousands of eligible and deserving candidates, especially those who appeared for the Mains examination in Telugu medium."JNTU faculty has been roped in to evaluate the answer scripts of the candidates. It is shocking that technical faculty are evaluating the answer scripts of Group-I aspirants," counsels, appearing for the aspirants, argued before Justice Namavarapu Rajeshwar Rao. "The exam conducted by the TGPSC is no less than the Vyapam scam or the West Bengal teacher recruitment scam," they said. The counsels alleged that candidates from Urdu medium made it to the qualified list despite not clearing the English language test.

Citing a recent AP high court order in the AP Group-I examination case, the counsels informed court that exam was cancelled in 2024 after it was found that unqualified persons had evaluated the answer scripts.

Meanwhile, counsel for the TGSPSC argued that the entire process, including issuing second hall ticket, allotment of centres and evaluation, was done in most fair and transparent manner, leaving no stone unturned to ensure the interests of the candidates were protected.