Overview

• Thousands of aspirants and teachers gathered at Ramlila Maidan to decry alleged mismanagement in SSC recruitment, focusing on recent Phase 13 exam failures.
• Delhi Police said 44 people were detained after some refused to leave once the permitted time ended, while protesters and opposition figures alleged a lathi charge that police deny.
• Participants cited abrupt cancellations, software crashes, biometric verification errors and distant centre allotments during the July 24–August 1 test window across 194 centres in 142 cities.
• A reform memorandum sought penalties for private vendors and mismanaged centres, refunds or compensatory attempts for affected candidates, timely answer keys, a fixed exam calendar and a statutory Students’ Commission.
• Aspirants singled out vendor Eduquity Career Technologies for operational failures, and opposition leaders amplified the dispute, as reports noted no comprehensive public response from the SSC so far.