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Supreme Court Backs UPSC Move to Release CSE Prelims Answer Key

Supreme Court Backs UPSC Move to Release CSE Prelims Answer Key

Supreme Court praised Union Public Service Commission for deciding to release provisional Civil Services Preliminary answer keys soon after exam. This is a change from old practice, where UPSC CSE answer keys were only published after entire year-long recruitment process gets over.

A Bench of Justices P.S. Narasimha and Atul S. Chandurkar, while hearing petitions that criticised previous “opaque” policy, welcomed UPSC’s new decision. They also appreciated helpful suggestions made by senior advocate Jaideep Gupta and advocate Pranjal Kishore, which influenced this reform.

The Bench said, “Mr. Gupta’s proposal is excellent. This is a good example of participatory adversarialism,” supporting his idea that UPSC should release provisional CSE answer keys within a day of the exam. This would increase transparency and public trust in the evaluation process. The Court also said that any remaining complaints from candidates could be taken to relevant High Courts, which should handle these cases quickly.

The petitions, including one by exam candidate Himanshu Kumar, argued that UPSC’s old policy of sharing marks, cut off scores, and answer keys only after entire process ended, made no sense.

UPSC’s Decision to Release IAS Answer Key

Under the new policy, provisional UPSC CSE answer keys and any objections received will be reviewed thoroughly by a team of subject experts before being finalised. The final UPSC IAS answer key will be used to calculate scores and declare preliminary exam results. However, final UPSC CSE answer key will still be released only after the final results are announced.

In an affidavit submitted on May 13, the UPSC initially opposed the idea of releasing provisional answer keys immediately after the preliminary exam, arguing that it could cause “uncertainty and delay in finalising the exam.”

However, in a subsequent affidavit filed on September 20, the Commission informed the court that, during the pendency of the proceedings, it had arrived at a “conscious and well-considered decision” to release provisional answer keys after preliminary exam.

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Q:   How can I download UPSC IAS answer key?
A:

The Union Public Service Commission release the IAS prelims answer key after the declaration of final result. It implies that the Civil Service prelims answer key is released next year of the prelims exam. The candidates can download the UPSC Civil Service (IAS) answer key in the follwing manner:

Visit the official website of UPSC-upsc.gov.in

Click on the Examination tab, a dropdown list will appear 

Click on the Answer Key button

Click on the Download button of the exam for which answer key needs to be seen.

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