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Allahabad HC orders two questions removed from UPTET evaluation
The Story in Brief
The Allahabad High Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh Education Service Selection Commission (UPESSC) to remove two questions from the evaluation of the UPTET 2026 exam. Justice Vinod Diwakar passed the order while hearing a petition filed by Vijay Sonkar and three other candidates.
The commission's final answer key had accepted two correct options for each of these two questions, but during evaluation marks were given only to candidates who had chosen one of the accepted options. The court said the questions should be removed from evaluation and candidates' marks recalculated.
The court clarified that the benefit of this order must be extended to all candidates in a similar position, not just the petitioners. UPESSC has been directed to revise the marks and scorecards of affected candidates accordingly.
Indian Opinion Analysis
The ruling removes a discrepancy where the commission itself accepted two correct answers but scored only one choice. Candidates who picked the other accepted option were unfairly marked down. The court's direction to apply the order to all similarly placed candidates, not just the four petitioners, broadens the impact significantly. UPESSC must now revise scores and scorecards for every candidate affected by the two disputed questions.
Source: aajtak.in
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