School Education Commissioner Tameem Ansaria said the PwBD horizontal reservation was being misinterpreted on social media, creating unnecessary doubts over an otherwise transparent recruitment process. Ansaria clarified that horizontal reservations for women, PwBD candidates, ex-servicemen and meritorious sportspersons were adjusted within the respective vertical community rosters and not through separate roster points. The Mega DSC filled 16,347 teacher vacancies, attracting 3,36,300 candidates and 5,77,675 applications. Bharani rejected allegations relating to sports certificates, saying selections were based on verified records authenticated by recognised sports bodies. She said complaints regarding two judo certificates had been examined using Form-II, genuineness certificates and authenticated declarations.