Overview

• The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has released the official answer keys for the CSE 2024 Prelims, dropping three questions from General Studies Paper 1 across all sets.
• Educators and aspirants have raised concerns about alleged errors in the key, including a miskeyed Union Budget question, which may have unfairly penalized correct responses.
• Some candidates report receiving negative marks for correct answers, potentially impacting their chances of clearing the cutoff for further stages of the exam.
• Calls for greater transparency and error-free answer keys are growing, with stakeholders criticizing the routine dropping of ambiguous questions.
• The controversy highlights the high stakes of the UPSC exam, where even minor discrepancies can have significant career consequences for candidates.