The Telangana Group-I recruitment process has come under renewed scrutiny after the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) urged the Telangana State Public Service Commission (TGPSC) to order an independent, high-level inquiry into the selection of Deputy Superintendents of Police (DSPs).
BRS MLC Dasoju Sravan and party leader Gellu Srinivas Yadav met TGPSC chairman Burra Venkatesham on Tuesday and submitted a representation seeking an investigation. The demand follows reports that nearly 35% of trainee DSPs selected through the Group-I recruitment process failed foundational examinations conducted at the Telangana State Police Academy (TGPA).
The reported result has raised questions over whether the failure rate reflects shortcomings in academy training, weaknesses in the recruitment and evaluation process, or possible irregularities in marks and rankings, the BRS leaders said. They asked the Commission not to dismiss these possibilities without an independent verification.
“Three possibilities need to be examined: shortcomings in academy training, deficiencies in the recruitment and evaluation process, or potential manipulation of marks and rankings. The Commission cannot dismiss other possibilities without conducting an independent verification,” Sravan said, according to the representation submitted to the TGPSC chairman.
The BRS has sought a forensic examination of the Group-I Mains examination and the subsequent selection procedures. Its demands include the creation of an independent inquiry panel headed by a sitting High Court judge, the collection and examination of academy performance records, preservation of examination-related evidence and publication of the inquiry findings.
The recruitment process had previously faced litigation. Sravan referred to decisions by the Telangana High Court and the Supreme Court, saying both courts had declined to interfere with the process on the basis of the material available at that time. He argued that the alleged performance of selected candidates in the TGPA examinations constituted new evidence requiring fresh scrutiny by the Commission.
The available account does not include a response from the TGPSC on whether it will accept the demand, appoint an inquiry panel or release records relating to the academy examinations. The reported failure figure and the reasons behind the candidates’ performance remain matters cited by the BRS and have not been independently established in the supplied report. The next step rests with the Commission, which has been asked to review the recruitment and training records and publish its findings.
