SSC Chairman Assures Fair Conduct of CGL 2025: Technical Glitches Resolved, Reforms Introduced

The SSC Chairman has stated that all the technical and operational challenges around exam conduction process are being actively addressed and the upcoming 2025 SSC CGL examination would be conducted seamlessly, with a more robust IT security and fairer allocation of exam centres being implemented.

SSC Key Updates

SSC chairman S. Gopalakrishnan responded to recent outbursts posted due to technical hiccups and far-flung examination sites in the July-August entry exams. He assured that they are correcting the glitches and there will be new system reforms promising more openness and fairness to the candidates.

Troubles Faced and Measures Taken

In July, during the Selection Posts/Phase 12 examination (scheduled on July 24 to August 2, 2025) about 5.5 lakh participants had been observed with significant anomalies in two centres, leading to the cancellation of the examination and their rearrangement. The 59,000 affected candidates will now have three extra exam slots on August 29 to continue their fairness. There were no issues with the computer-based Stenographer (August 6th - 8th ) exam, signaling that the corrections made became effective.

New Exam Conducting System

The SSC has been transformed into a multi-agency model where the responsibilities are divided between the content provider agencies, the exam conducting bodies, the IT security teams and the monitoring agencies. Past arrangements with TCS provided easier centre preferences in cities but present arrangements with agency Eduquity had initially matched lesser centres in cities but this is now resolved in 80% cases and frustrated candidates had applied to courts challenging the arrangement. 

Strengthening Security

To fight cyber threats, especially from unscrupulous private test centres, the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC) is now supporting cybersecurity for exams. Strict service agreements and penalties ensure agencies maintain high quality and security.

The role of Coaching Institutes & Reforms

Gopalakrishnan noted that coaching institutes were angered by the reforms that have minimized the use of the conventional coaching content such as the implementation of e-dossiers and new styles of papers. Digital question vault issues that led to problems such as duplicated questions have been corrected as well, with results moderation to be fair through equi-percentile normalisation.

What Aspirants should Know?

1. Any significant technical glitches of recent exams are being resolved, and the candidates impacted are offered more chances. 
2. Assignment of centres is also growing better with most candidates being allocated centres in their preferred cities.
3. CDAC security is now stringent, which requires a CDAC and stringent monitoring. 
4. New systems and digital reforms have emphasized the need to focus on fairness, transparency and less dependence on coaching.
5. These revisions are set to contribute positively with regard to the CGL 2025 exam (anticipated in mid-September) and the SSC has said it will ensure there are no problems in the administration of the new arrangements.

This year the recruitment process by SSC will be better in terms of fairness, reliability and transparency, better hope to the aspirants who are in the preparation stage of government jobs.