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UPSC Tells Supreme Court It Will Publish Provisional CSE Prelims Answer Keys Soon After Exam

The shift follows court petitions pressing for transparency, with implementation now subject to Supreme Court oversight.

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The policy shift addresses years of grievances from civil services aspirants who argued they had no way to challenge mistakes in preliminary exams that determine whether they advance in the selection process. (file)
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Overview

  • UPSC informed the court via a September 20 affidavit that provisional answer keys will be released after the preliminary examination instead of at the end of the full cycle.
  • Candidates will be able to file objections on the provisional key, with each challenge supported by three authoritative sources subject to UPSC’s assessment.
  • A panel of subject experts will review objections and finalise the key, which will be used to declare prelims results, while the final official key will still be published after final results.
  • The affidavit marks a reversal of UPSC’s May stance that opposed early release, and the Commission has asked the court to dispose of the petitions in light of the new decision.
  • The matter remains sub judice, no public timeline has been posted, and petitioners have flagged unresolved questions such as remedies for the 2025 prelims where no provisional key was issued.