SSC students demand justice after Eduquity’s repeated technical failures, will government act?

SSC’s Selection Post Phase 13 exam faced technical failures, biometric issues, and abrupt cancellations. Students demand Eduquity’s removal, citing its Vyapam scam links. Protests erupt in Delhi as lakhs fear compromised recruitment fairness. Will SSC act?

New Delhi: The Selection Post Phase 13 exam conducted by the Staff Selection Commission (SSC) was conducted between July 24 and August 1. However, many technical glitches and administrative negligence came to the fore during this examination, due to which the students demonstrated on a large scale at Jantar Mantar and CGO Complex in Delhi.

The students allege that the company conducting the examination, Eduquity, was negligent, putting the future of lakhs of candidates at risk.

What glitches happened in the exam?

Sudden cancellation of exam: The exam was canceled midway at many centers.

Software crash: There were glitches in the software during the computer-based examination, causing problems for the students.

Failure in biometric verification: Biometric verification of many students did not happen, which prevented them from taking the exam.

Wrong exam center allocation: Some students were given centers at remote places instead of their chosen city.

Why is there controversy over the Eduquity company?

Eduquity is already linked to the Vyapam scam, in which serious allegations of bribery, impersonation, and fake candidates appearing in exams surfaced.

Despite this background, SSC has given Eduquity the responsibility of conducting major exams like Combined Graduate Level (CGL), which involves more than 30 lakh candidates.

Students say that giving such a big responsibility to a controversial company raises questions on the credibility of the government recruitment process.

What is SSC, and what is its importance?

SSC (Staff Selection Commission) is a central recruitment body, which conducts examinations for recruitment in the Income Tax Department, GST Department, Central Secretariat (ASO), Ministry of Defense, and other government departments.

This organization is a major medium for lakhs of youth to get government jobs, so transparency and fairness in its examinations are very important.

What are the students' demands?

• The protesting students have put forth the following demands:
• Eduquity should be removed from future SSC examinations.
• The irregularities in the exam should be investigated, and action should be taken against the culprits.
• Re-examination should be conducted for the affected students.

What will happen next?

This case once again raises questions on the role of private agencies in government examinations. If SSC and the government do not take the demands of the students seriously, there may be more big protests in the future.

Also, this will weaken the confidence of the students in the government recruitment process, which is a big concern for the youth of the country.