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New Delhi: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has informed the Supreme Court through an affidavit that it will release the provisional answer key of the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination soon after the test, rather than waiting until the entire exam cycle is completed.
The move comes in response to a petition challenging the Commission's earlier practice of withholding the answer key until the final stage of the Civil Services Examination.
The affidavit marks a notable departure from UPSC's longstanding stance, as in previous years, including the 2023 prelims, it maintained that marks, cut-off scores, and answer keys would be disclosed only after the completion of the full recruitment process.
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