UPSC CSE: SC seeks consultant’s help to examine plea on disclosure of answer keys, marks

A seat of Justices P S Narasimha and Manoj Misra appointed elder advocator Jaideep Gupta arsenic amicus curiae to assistance it successful the substance and asked the petitioners to service a transcript of the petition connected him.

“We person requested Jaideep Gupta, elder advocator contiguous successful the tribunal to assistance the tribunal arsenic amicus curiae successful this substance which petition Mr Gupta has graciously accepted,” it said successful its bid of January 15.

During the hearing, elder advocator Kapil Sibal, appearing for 17 UPSC aspirants, said the UPSC’s behaviour successful not disclosing the details lacks transparency.

He said if the reply keys, cut-off marks and marks of the candidates/aspirants are disclosed, they would beryllium entitled to avail “effective” remedies against incorrect and incorrect valuation connected a rational and demonstrable basis.

The apical tribunal besides asked the Centre and the UPSC to record an further affidavit explaining the difficulties that the institution(s) whitethorn face, if the prayers successful the writ petition are accepted with the indispensable information available.

It posted the substance for further proceeding connected February 4.

The tribunal had successful February past twelvemonth agreed to analyse the petition filed done advocator Rajeev Kumar Dubey.

The petition argued for making nationalist the reply sheets and different details to harmless defender the interests of millions of candidates/aspirants “against immoderate glaring mistakes.” The petition claimed that contempt respective litigations successful the past, the Union Public Service Commission has failed to delegate immoderate crushed arsenic to wherefore it is truthful “allergic” to the signifier of transparency.

It claimed that a “prompt and timely disclosure” of reply key, cut-off marks and marks were communal signifier followed by astir each authorities nationalist work committee arsenic good arsenic the precocious courts and respective different prestigious institutions specified arsenic IIT, IIM and galore others.

The aspirants said their petition brings retired a “serious concerns” of students and opaqueness and deficiency of transparency and accountability connected the portion of the UPSC… and to cheque connected its conduct, successful concealing the worldly information.

“As would transpire, determination is neither immoderate crushed nor rhyme to people the marks, cut-off marks and reply keys of CS(P) examination, ‘only’ aft full process of civilian services introspection is over, but lone with a sole motive to frustrate of the origin of action, irrespective of howsoever genuine it mightiness be, of the unsuccessful candidates to question immoderate effectual remedy,” it said.

The plea said that if the details are disclosed, the aspirants would besides person the close to cognize that the candidates who were shortlisted had successful information much marks and hence much deserving to beryllium selected.

“None of these, could beryllium imaginable until and unless the responsive — UPSC discloses the close reply keys, which is the ground of evaluation, the minimum cut-off marks, which is the ground for shortlisting the candidates and marks obtained by candidates to place if they conscionable minimum cut-off oregon not.

“This shall besides equip the candidates to beryllium good informed and possibly amended prepared for consequent attempts successful examinations,” it said.

The petition further added that each year, millions of the aspirants look successful these exams with an ambition to go a portion of 1 of the astir prestigious nationalist services of this state and walk years aft years of their formative years, preparing.

“Besides, these all-India services not lone impact those who are aspirants of these examinations but the nationalist astatine large. Therefore, the enactment of these posts requires utmost transparency and fairness,” it said.