SSC chairman rejects paper leak claims, breaks silence on exam mismanagement controversy

The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) chairman, S Gopalakrishnan, has addressed the ongoing controversy involving Eduquity. In an interview with Lallantop, he rejected claims about Eduquity’s wider role in SSC exams and urged the public to trust verified facts instead of rumours.

Gopalakrishnan explained that Eduquity’s role is confined strictly to conducting examinations. “Eduquity is not involved in question paper setting, centre allocation, or content creation,” he said. Earlier, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) managed the entire process, but now different agencies handle separate parts.

The chairman dismissed allegations of question paper leaks and repeated questions. He said, “No SSC examination paper has been leaked since 2018.” Reports that candidates were sent to remote centres like the Andaman Islands were labelled as unfounded and lacking evidence. He also called the rumours about Eduquity being blacklisted as “completely baseless.”


Gopalakrishnan also linked technical issues during exams to delays in implementing new security software rather than hardware failures. Gopalakrishnan noted that the Aadhaar-based candidate verification system has successfully reduced impersonation cases by preventing multiple registrations under different identities. This system also contributed to a decline in total exam registrations.

Gopalakrishnan also shared that Ernst & Young (EY) has been appointed as the audit agency. Early reports indicate that fewer than 5% of candidates faced problems during exams. Those affected will receive a fair chance to reappear.