UPSC Provisional Answer Keys: A notice has gone viral on social media platform X (earlier called Twitter) saying that UPSC has decided to release a provisional answer key right after the preliminary civil services exam. Uptil now thhe Union Public Service Commission usually puts out the answer key only after the final results come out, which takes many months.
The document that is being shared online carries the name of Himanshu Kumar, Joint Secretary (Exam), UPSC. In that note, he says he is affirming under oath about a writ petition that is still in court. The writ petition made UPSC one of the respondents, and it is still waiting for a final hearing.
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He adds that the Commission had a discussion on many points, including suggestions from the amicus appointed by the court. After this, he says UPSC came to a decision of “publishing the Provisional Answer Key, after the Preliminary Examination is conducted.”
According to the same notice, once UPSC uploads this provisional answer key, candidates can send in objections or representations. For each objection, the student has to show three strong sources to prove their point. The Commission will then see if the sources are reliable or not.
All the doubts and answer objections will be given to a team of subject experts who will study every detail carefully. This team will then finalise the answer key. The prelims result will be based on this finalised answer key. Later after the final exam results are out the UPSC will again publish the final answer key for public record.
UPSC Chief gave Clarity
This buzz started only a few days after UPSC chairman Dr Ajay Kumar explained why the Commission does not release answer keys before the results. He said that UPSC first checks the answers internally with its own team of experts. After that they open an online portal where students can raise doubts and give feedback.
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He explained “We open a portal now for candidates where students can raise their doubts and queries regarding questions. On the basis of these inputs, our experts review the answer key again and make changes, if needed. This answer key is then reviewed by another panel, after which the key is finalised and released.”
He made it clear that the process already allows students to put their queries forward, and every stage of the checking is done very carefully. This shows that as of now, UPSC has not made any final move to release the answer key before results. The Commission has also not put any official announcement about this matter on its website or on its social media pages.
