Fresh Hurdle for Telangana Group-1 Job Aspirants as Court Orders Re-evaluation
In Hyderabad, the dreams of hundreds of young job seekers in Telangana are hanging by a thread. After years of grinding for Group-1 government jobs, 563 selected candidates now face a major setback. The Telangana High Court has ordered the Telangana State Public Service Commission (TGPSC) to scrap the Group-1 Mains results and manually check answer sheets again. This decision has sparked a new wave of uncertainty for those who cleared the exam.
The single-judge bench, led by Justice Namavarapu Rajeshwar Rao, gave this ruling on September 9. It came after several writ petitions highlighted alleged irregularities in the evaluation process. The court even warned that it could cancel the entire Group-1 exam and call for a fresh one if TGPSC doesn’t follow through. Now, TGPSC plans to challenge this in a review petition, dragging the legal fight even longer.
For the selected candidates, this feels like a punch to the gut. Out of 21,000 who took the Mains, these 563 made the cut when results dropped in March 2025. They had already finished certificate and medical checks, eagerly awaiting appointment letters. "I spent six years preparing, and now it all might go to waste," shared one anonymous candidate. Another added, "We earned our spots through fair means after huge sacrifices—career breaks, family support. Re-evaluating could knock us out completely, and that’s devastating."
The petitioners, who challenged the process, pointed to odd patterns like 71 selections from just two Hyderabad centers. They also flagged issues with recounting—one candidate’s score dropped from 485 to 422 after applying for a recheck. TGPSC’s lawyer, P.S. Rajasekhar, called these claims baseless, noting that 19 of the 20 petitioners are already government employees trying to delay the recruitment.
This isn’t the first bump in the road for Telangana Group-1 recruitment. The process kicked off in 2022 with a notification, drawing 2.86 lakh candidates for the Prelims on October 16. But a massive question paper leak in March 2023 forced cancellation—the first Group-1 exam since Telangana became a state in 2014. The scam even tainted other TGPSC recruitments, allegedly involving insiders.
TGPSC tried again with Prelims on June 11, 2023, for over 2.32 lakh aspirants. Yet, the High Court scrapped it in September over complaints about missing biometrics, hall ticket numbers, and photos on OMR sheets. These double cancellations ignited huge protests from unemployed youth. Back then, opposition parties like Congress and BJP backed the demonstrators, slamming the ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) for botching the process.
The chaos played a big role in the November 2023 Assembly elections. Congress promised to fix TGPSC, roll out a job calendar, and fill two lakh government jobs. Rahul Gandhi even met aspirants during the campaign. Fast-forward to now: the latest court order has opposition parties pouncing on the Congress government.
BRS Working President K.T. Rama Rao blasted the administration, accusing it of "auctioning" Group-1 posts for bribes. "This betrays lakhs of youth who invested years and their families’ savings," he said. BRS demands a judicial probe into the alleged corruption, a re-exam, and a special Assembly session to grill the government. They back the candidates claiming irregularities.
Telangana BJP chief G. Ramchandra Rao called the verdict a "slap" to Congress, highlighting years of mismanagement from notification to evaluation. "The government is toying with aspirants’ futures," he fumed.
Congress MP Chamala Kiran Kumar Reddy fired back, accusing BRS of glee over the delay. "They couldn’t run Group-1, DSC, or other exams in their 10 years—remember the papers leaking to photocopy shops under BRS?" he retorted.
Here’s a quick timeline of the Telangana Group-1 saga:
- June 9, 2024: Fresh Prelims for five lakh candidates.
- July 7, 2024: Prelims results out; 21,000 qualify for Mains.
- October 21-27, 2024: Mains exams held.
- March 10, 2025: Mains results announced.
- March 30, 2025: Final ranking list after recounting.
- April 2025: High Court halts appointment letters amid petitions.
- September 9, 2025: Court orders re-evaluation.
With over five lakh youth chasing these prestigious Group-1 posts—key to Telangana government jobs—the fight rages on. Aspirants hope for a quick resolution, but the ongoing legal twists keep their futures in limbo. Will a re-evaluation bring fairness, or more heartbreak? Only time will tell as Telangana’s job recruitment drama unfolds.
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