Officials deny allegations of irregularities in sports quota selection for Mega DSC-2025

School Education department Commissioner A. Tamim Ansaria and SAAP Vice-Chairperson and Managing Director D.S. Bharani addressing the media, at the Secretariat on Monday. | Photo Credit: BY ARRANGEMENT Allegations of irregularities reported in the media regarding the selection of candidates through sports quota for the Mega DSC-2025 are false, said State School Education department Commissioner Tamim Ansaria and Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh (SAAP) Vice-Chairperson and Managing Director S. Bharani.Addressing the media at the Secretariat on Monday, Ms. Tamim Ansaria said each case was being examined on the basis of official records, applicable rules and verification from the concerned authorities. The two officials said that action would be taken if any certificate was found to be fraudulent or any candidate was found ineligible, while stressing that genuine candidates should not face injustice merely because of allegations.Ms. Tamim Ansaria explained that TET was mandatory for teacher appointments for Classes I to VIII, with qualifying marks fixed at 60% for OC/EWS candidates, 50% for BC candidates and 40% for SC, ST, PwBD and ex-servicemen candidates. However, separate TET eligibility was not applicable to Physical Education Teacher, School Assistant (Physical Education), Physical Director, PGT and Principal posts.She said records showed that several candidates facing allegations had secured the required TET marks. Ms. Bharani said complaints concerning sports certificates were also being examined and added that the authenticity of certain Judo certificates issued by the A.P. State Judo Association was currently under investigation.The officials said that certificates issued by authorised sports bodies were considered as per Central government guidelines. They reiterated that transparency, adherence to rules and verification of official records remain the government’s priorities, and appropriate action would follow if any irregularities were established. Published - September 07, 2026 09:41 pm IST