Overview
- The YSR Congress Party launched statewide student and youth protests on Tuesday, July 28, calling for a Central Bureau of Investigation probe and the resignation of Andhra Pradesh Education Minister Nara Lokesh.
- YSRCP leaders allege multiple faults in the Mega DSC-2025 exercise, saying a suspected paper leak, 17 erroneous questions, disputed normalisation, removal of a SCERT outsourcing employee shown earlier as a topper and misuse of the sports quota skewed results.
- The state government and Telugu Desam Party reject the claims and say the Mega DSC filled about 16,347 teacher posts with answer keys, results and selection lists published online and earlier High Court reviews finding no merit in many petitions.
- YSRCP has announced plans to file fresh petitions in the High Court seeking an independent, court-monitored CBI inquiry while no independent probe or ministerial resignation has been ordered so far.
- The dispute affects thousands of aspirants and could further erode public confidence in school recruitment and education delivery, with opposition warnings that sustained protests and new litigation may delay final appointments and fuel wider political fallout.