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CIC Urges UPSC to Restore Paper-Wise Marks Disclosure, Cites No Order for 2018 Halt
- •The Central Information Commission (CIC) recommended reinstating the publication of detailed paper-wise marks for selected Civil Services (Main) Examination candidates.
- •The DoPT had no record of any formal decision to discontinue the practice of publishing detailed marks from 2018 onwards.
- •UPSC stated it provides detailed marks to DoPT and LBSNAA, while DoPT claimed UPSC solely maintains them, highlighting contradictory positions.
- •The CIC emphasized that disclosing detailed marks ensures transparency, fairness, and helps aspirants make informed choices about optional subjects.
- •The CIC directed DoPT to provide detailed marks for CSE 2018-2023 to the RTI applicant and issued an advisory to reinstate the practice.
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The Central Information Commission recommended reinstating the practice of publishing detailed break-ups of marks obtained by selected candidates in the Civil Services Main Examination after discovering that the DoPT lacked records for halting the practice in 2018.
The investigation arose from an RTI application seeking 10 years of comparative data up to 2023, after it was found that only aggregate marks had been published since 2018, preventing aspirants from properly assessing performance trends across different optional subjects.
The CIC directed the DoPT to provide the applicant with the detailed marks obtained by recommended candidates in each General Studies paper, optional subject paper, and the Personality Test for the Civil Services Examinations from 2018 to 2023.
