Candidates taking HPSC exams can now view answer sheets

Candidates taking HPSC exams can now view answer sheets

Ajay.Sura@timesofindia.com 22.01.2025

Chandigarh : To ensure greater transparency, the Haryana Public Service Commission (HPSC) on Tuesday decided to allow candidates who have appeared in any competitive examination conducted by the commission to examine their evaluated answer sheets at a fee of Rs 500 per paper. The candidates can examine the answer sheets but will not be allowed to take these away. The HPSC will soon launch a portal for this purpose, where candidates can apply to see their answer sheets. Detailed modalities, however, will be announced by the commission in due course. According to the commission, the move is aimed at sending out a message that the commission has no intention of hiding anything. Till now, candidates who had any doubt about their results, either had to file RTI applications to get status of their performance in the examination or approach the courts to know their performance. 

Giving some indication about the procedure, the HPSC communication said, “Date and time for inspection of answer copies in the commission’s office shall be communicated directly to the candidates.” A senior official said they are flooded with representa

tions from candidates claiming to be toppers in their colleges or universities, and alleging tampering with their papers. “We are clear that there is nothing to hide. We had already started putting up the complete merit list of all candidates who had appeared in any exam, and now they can see their answer sheets also. At least their false claims would be addressed,” he added. Sources in the commission, however, pointed out that such a move may lead to unnecessary litigation in the future, as every candidate, after inspecting his answer sheet, may approach the court to compare it with other candidates.