AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday, 26 May 2026 sharply criticised the central government over reported irregularities in the SSC GD (Staff Selection Commission General Duty) examination, linking the fresh complaints to a pattern of failures that has already marred the NEET medical entrance test and CBSE Class 12 board examinations this year.

Context

Posting on X, Kejriwal wrote: 'NEET, CBSE Class 12th ke baad ab SSC GD mein bhi kayi jagahon se gadbadiyon ki khabar aa rahi hai' — 'After NEET and CBSE Class 12, reports of irregularities are now emerging from multiple locations in the SSC GD examination as well.' He cited two specific complaints: server outages at examination centres and venues that had summoned more candidates than their seating capacity allowed. Concluding with a pointed rhetorical question, he asked: 'What kind of government is this, that cannot conduct even a single paper properly?'

The post, which included a video, was published at 6:36 PM IST and quickly drew attention from aspirants and political observers alike.

Policy Backdrop

The Staff Selection Commission is the central government body responsible for recruiting personnel to paramilitary forces and various government departments through examinations such as SSC GD. The commission has faced scrutiny in multiple cycles between 2021 and 2023, when server crashes, venue overcrowding and question-paper discrepancies triggered candidate protests and demands for re-examination.

The NEET-UG 2024 controversy — which involved allegations of paper leaks, grace-mark irregularities and a subsequent Supreme Court review — placed the broader national examination infrastructure under intense public and judicial scrutiny. CBSE board examinations have similarly drawn complaints over logistics and paper handling in recent cycles. Kejriwal's post frames the SSC GD complaints as the latest episode in this recurring pattern.

Stakeholders and Impact

The SSC GD examination is among the most competitive government recruitment tests in India, attracting millions of aspirants from across the country, many from economically weaker sections for whom a paramilitary posting represents significant upward mobility. Server failures and overcrowded centres directly translate into lost examination slots, travel costs and psychological stress for candidates who have often prepared for years.

Opposition parties including AAP have consistently used examination irregularities as a political flashpoint against the central government, arguing that systemic failures in the National Testing Agency (NTA) and SSC ecosystem reflect a deeper administrative neglect of youth employment aspirations. Student groups and exam-aspirant communities on social media have amplified such complaints, increasing pressure on the government to respond publicly.

What's Next

Attention will now turn to whether the Staff Selection Commission issues an official statement addressing the server and overcrowding complaints, and whether any affected candidates are offered re-examination slots or compensation. Parliamentary questions on examination reform are expected to feature in the upcoming monsoon session, with opposition members likely to raise Kejriwal's specific allegations on the floor of the House.

A broader reform of India's high-stakes national testing infrastructure — covering both the NTA and SSC — remains an open policy question. The accumulation of failures across NEET, CBSE and now SSC GD strengthens the case for an independent, technology-audited examination authority, a demand that civil society groups and opposition leaders have repeatedly placed before the government.