The Supreme Court has issued notice to the Centre and SSC on a plea seeking reforms to ensure fairness, transparency, and accountability in recruitment exams. The petition highlights irregularities after SSC entrusted exams to “Eduquity” instead of TCS.
New Delhi: On September 4, the Supreme Court asked the Centre and the Staff Selection Commission (SSC) to submit their responses to a petition demanding reforms in the conduct of national-level recruitment exams.
A bench of Justices P S Narasimha and Atul S Chandurkar issued a notice after taking note of the petition filed by Nikhil Kumar and fixed the matter for hearing on October 28.
The petition raised concerns over the lack of proper measures to ensure fairness, transparency, and accountability in recruitment examinations.
It pointed out that the SSC, which is responsible for conducting competitive exams for several gazetted and non-gazetted posts in different union ministries, had earlier relied on Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) for years.
The plea noted that these exams were held smoothly when handled by TCS and added that they were conducted “without significant controversy.”
However, the petitioner alleged that problems began after SSC gave the responsibility of conducting the Selection Post/Phase XIII Examination, 2025 to another service provider.
According to the petition, “Eduquity” was given the contract to conduct the exams, and since then, candidates have faced serious issues.
The plea claimed that the first phase of the examination was affected by irregularities such as weak infrastructure and malfunctioning systems.
It stated that candidates had already approached the ministry about these difficulties, but
“despite representations to the ministry, the second phase of the exam also witnessed similar disruptions.”
With the third phase of the exam scheduled for September 2025, the petitioner and other candidates moved the Supreme Court fearing a repeat of the earlier mismanagement.
The plea argued that unless immediate reforms are ordered, the same negligence is likely to affect lakhs of aspirants once again.
The Supreme Court’s notice to the Centre and SSC is seen as an important step in addressing long-standing concerns of candidates who depend on these exams for government jobs.
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