Union Public Service Commissions (UPSC) paranoia about parting with information on the marks of candidates appearing for the all-India Civil Services Examinations extends not only to candidates but even to its nodal ministry, the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT).

DoPT had been making repeated requests for candidates marks. It needs the information in connection with a controversy about separate interview boards for reserved category candidates. But, so far, its requests have been met with stony silence from the UPSC.

Allegations of bias in the way the all-India civil services selection interview is conducted for reserved candidates had cropped up some months ago in a letter from a reserved-category candidate to the Prime Ministers Office (PMO)

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