Amaravati, May 31 -- Dismissing viral social media claims and media reports alleging manipulation in the Mega District Selection Committee (DSC) recruitment drive, Andhra Pradesh School Education Department Secretary Kona Sasidhar on Sunday categorically refuted all allegations of procedural deviations.

Speaking on the matter, Sasidhar clarified that the recruitment conducted after a six-year gap was executed in a completely transparent manner via a computer-based test on the TCS iON platform, explaining that confusion surrounding horizontal reservation rules led to the spreading of baseless misinformation.

DSC is a centralised state-level recruitment examination conducted primarily in southern Indian states like Andhra Pradesh and Tela...