UPSC to share exam scores online

New Delhi, May 13: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has been decided to put the online scores of candidates who are taking competitive exams. This is part of the govt's proposal to boost hiring by the private sector.

The publicly available scores will act as a useful database to other employers to enable them to identify good, employable candidates, UPSC has said.

The statement further added that The Commission has decided to disclose information like marks obtained and educational qualifications of candidates who appeared in the final stage of examination (interview) but were "not recommended",

These details will be linked to the Integrated Information System for Public Recruitment Agencies a dedicated website being developed by the National Informatics Centre (NIC).

UPSC selects officers for the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), the Indian Foreign Service (IFS) and the Indian Police Service (IPS) among others. Other recruitment agency Staff Selection Commission (SSC) conducts examinations to select candidates for various government departments.

Results of govt entrance examinations for engineering and medical colleges are already being used by private colleges for admissions. As per the NIC proposal, each recruiting agency will develop its own web page.

Details like name, date of birth, category (whether SC, ST or physically handicapped) educational qualifications, total marks obtained in the written examination and interview based on which merit is formed, address, e-mail id and mobile number for only those candidates who have appeared in the final stage of examination but were not recommended will be made online for other recruitment agencies.