The Supreme Court has brought in a special lawyer to help with a request from civil service exam hopefuls. They want the UPSC (the Union Public Service Commission) to share information such as the answer keys, cut-off scores, and the marks of everyone who takes the civil service preliminary exam. The UPSC usually keeps this information secret until all exams are finished.
A group of lawyers, led by Kapil Sibal, argued that this lack of transparency harms the candidates. They believe if the answers, cut-off scores, and individual scores are shared, students could challenge any mistakes made during scoring in a fair manner.
The Supreme Court has also asked the government and UPSC to explain why sharing this information could be difficult. The next discussion about this issue is scheduled for February 4.
In the past, there have been several similar cases, but the UPSC has never explained why it doesn’t want to be more open. The request highlights that other organizations, like state public service exams and even big universities like IIT and IIM, usually share such information.
The hopeful candidates are worried about the lack of clarity and want to know if those who got selected really scored better. They stress that all of this information helps them prepare well for future attempts at the exams. Each year, millions of students work hard to join these important public services, and this makes fairness and openness very important.
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