‘Upsc’s answer key is wrong’: Delhi High Court said – not just re-evaluation, wrong answers can also be examined – Delhi HC Asks Cat To Examine Candidate Plea Alleging Wrong Answers In Answer Key

June 28, 2026

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The High Court said that if the answer given in the official answer key is clearly wrong and unacceptable, then the court can intervene.

Delhi HC asks CAT to examine candidate plea alleging wrong answers in answer key

Relief to UPSC candidates from Delhi High Court
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Delhi High Court has given an important decision regarding the questions raised on the official answer key of the Indian Forest Service Examination-2022 of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). The court has directed the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) to take a fresh look at the plea of a candidate who claimed that the official answers to two exam questions were wrong.