Disclose Cut-Off Marks, Court Tells Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)

Disclose Cut-Off Marks, Court Tells Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) to disclose the cut-off marks in the 2006 preliminary civil services examinations and also the model answer papers to candidates.

Upholding a Central Information Commission (CIC) order, Justice B.D. Ahmed said the disclosure “cannot harm the interest of the UPSC or any third party.” The CIC approach was in the “correct perspective.”

The UPSC had submitted that if information on the marks of the candidates was given, there was district possibility of coaching institutes misusing it, and this would harm the interest of meritorious students. Also, its scaling system was very sensitive and so could not be revealed in an open court, the UPSC said.

Though it subsequently offered to provide information on the cut-off marks, the candidates were not satisfied. Their counsel demanded that the marks awarded according to the scaling system be also revealed.

Candidates who fought the case, under the banner of Transparency Seekers, have welcomed the court order.

“This is a big and historic win for the aggrieved candidates who have been fighting for justice for the past eight months,” said one of them, Praveen Prakash.

Disclose Cut-Off Marks, Court Tells Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)

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