India, Feb. 6 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

The National Education Society for Tribal Students (NESTS), under the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, has issued a clarification on certain media reports that appeared after the declaration of the Tier-1 results of the ESSE-2025 recruitment examination. NESTS said some reports have presented a misleading picture by claiming that candidates with low or even negative marks have been "selected", which is factually incorrect and does not reflect the notified recruitment framework.

NESTS stated that ESSE-2025 was notified for recruitment to 7,267 teaching and non-teaching posts and the selection process follows a two-tier examination system. The Tier-1 examination, conducted by CBSE in...