Test
consisting of 400 marks. Thereafter, the candidate was to appear
for interview which consisted of 75 marks. There were, however, no
qualifying marks ... interview.
8. It is common ground that in response to the advertisement,
more than 50,000 candidates applied for the posts. The result
ground that they did not secure the required minimum marks in interview.
Hence, these petitions.
3. Shri V. Shekhar, learned senior counsel appearing ... candidate belonging to Scheduled Castes Category would be called for
interview provided he secured 45% marks in written test. Only three
candidates belonging
candidates belonging to SC or ST get
through one common examination and interview test and are
allocated and appointed to a service based on their ... Main) Examination was
held by the UPSC in November 1987. The interviews took place
in' April 1988 and the final results were declared
adopted for selection was vitiated as the candidates were selected only by
interview without holding any written test though the past practice was to
conduct ... examination and thereafter hold interview for selection; that
the interview was held in a hurried manner; and that the posts being
technical in nature, holding
which included requisition to Employment Exchange, advertisement in newspaper and thereafter interview by Selection Committee. No vacancy was advertised, no selection was made ... application form mentioned in the advertisement was 07.12.1991 and date of interview was 23-24.12.1991. Since advertisement was published on 05.12.1991 and date for submission
made on the basis of a written
test followed by oral interviews and minimum qualifying marks would be
fixed for the tests. The relevant passage ... starting from top to bottom, the applicants will be called for
Oral Interviews. However, minimum qualifying marks will be
prescribed and the aforesaid will also
seniority list as per merit on the
basis of performance in the interview.
It was therefore not possible for
the UPSC to prepare a combined ... UPSC before the Tribunal contended, inter
alia, that the interview for different
disciplines viz specialists I medicine, surgery
and gynecology in Ordnance Factories Organization
were
held on 18.10.1998 and after qualifying this screening test,
there was an interview to be conducted by the Commission. The
result of the screening test ... declared on 06.01.1999 and
thereafter, interviews were conducted by the Commission from
07.06.1999 to 26.06.1999 with respect to candidates who were
holding a Diploma
personality
test but were selected on the basis of an interview by the
Union Public Service Commission. In addition to the minimum
educational qualification, three
list of candidates
who secure minimum marks in the performance appraisal and
interview, and the second promoting the candidates who secure
the minimum marks, strictly ... Therefore, the result of the interview test on
merits cannot be successfully challenged by a
candidate who takes a chance to get selected
