KAS aspirants cry foul, seek answer keys Srinagar, Oct 25: Demanding making of answer key of Kashmir Administrative Service (KAS) prelims examination-2013 public, aspirants have alleged that the result seems to be fishy. Aggrieved candidates said according to answer keys published by various reputed coaching centres, they had scored more than 300 points in two subjects. An aspirant from North Kashmir, Saima Nazir, said: “Cut off in KAS 2013 prelims were 288.577. When I calculated my points according to answer keys published by various reputed institutions, I cross more than 320 points.” She said that it was her second attempt to crack the civil service with Zoology as optional subject, adding: “I did well in both general studies and optional. I was now preparing for mains exam as I was on safer side as per calculation of points.” The aggrieved candidates alleged that some of the aspirants who remained absent in the prelims exams were declared qualified for the mains. Aspirants said: “Some of our friends didn’t appear in the exams and their seat was also vacant in the examination hall. We were surprised to see them in the list of qualifiers for the mains.” The aspirants said they had begun preparations for the mains as they were confident that they had scored more than 300 points in the prelims. They said: “When we consulted various answer keys and books we found ourselves at safer side to crack the prelims. We Had already begun preparing for the main exams and got ourselves admitted in coaching institutions.” One of aspirant from South Kashmir, Farhat Ahmad said: “When I heard about cut-off marks which was not even touching 290 points. I was relaxed while checking my roll number as I was satisfied and confident to have scored more than 315 points.” He said that he couldn’t believe when he failed to find his name in the merit list. The aspirants said they had approached PSC officials asking them to provide copy of ‘official answer key’. “However, our request was turned down.” They said: “PSC officials refused to make answer keys available on their official website or provide its hardcopy to us. Their reluctance makes our apprehensions more strong about discrepancies in results.” They said that they were asked to file an application under Right to Information (RTI) Act to seek the answer keys, adding; “Unfortunately the Commission is treating these answer keys like national secret.” The aggrieved candidates demanded that the PSC should make official answer key public forth with to clear any doubts. However, PSC officials said that they don’t make the answer keys public. “It is not only this year but we follow the pattern of UPSC as it doesn’t make the answer keys public as well.” Meanwhile, Coaching centres association of Kashmir (CCA) has condemned the Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission for not revealing the answer keys of the KAS prelims exams. CCA Chairman Dr GN Var in a statement said: “The recently declared result had shown the cutoff marks for the selection as 288.57. But there are hundreds of students who after tallying their answer sheets easily get marks above 300, so somewhere somebody has goofed up.” Var asked the authorities to immediately release the answer keys to clear any doubts.
Posted on: Sat, 26 Oct 2013 10:18:55 +0000
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