only candidates who secured above 40 marks and the decision fixing minimum of 20 marks in the interview for selection to the post are arbitrary ... total marks viz. the marks allocated for the written test and the interview together. In any case the marks allocated for the interview should
marks, (b) Numerical
ability - 20 marks, (c) Mental ability - 15 marks and (d)
General English - 15 marks. Each question will carry 1
mark. For every ... will be bilingual in
English & Malayalam.
ii) Interview: The interview is for 10 marks. The
minimum marks for being included in the ranked list
Committee had not
fixed any minimum marks for interview or for the pedagogical
skills, held at para 13 as under:-
"13. The respondents ... have a case that whether it
had fixed any minimum marks for interview or for the
pedagogical skill test or that it had empowered
prescribed minimum of 40% marks in the written test and 35% marks
WP(C) 11916/05, etc. -: 29 :-
in the interview, for appointment. On receipt ... examining body or the authority prescribes minimum pass
marks. If a person obtains the minimum marks as
prescribed by the authority he is declared successful
Committee is free to prescribe
minimum marks. However, if Selection Committee is to
prescribe the minimum marks for the interview, it should be
done before ... rule making
authority can prescribe the minimum marks both for written
examination and viva voce. However, if minimum marks are not
prescribed for viva voce
finalised by
written test and interview, the maximum
marks for interview shall be 20% of the
maximum marks for the Written Test. The
Basis ... minimum of 20% marks at the interview."
Here the maximum marks fixed for interview is 20. The minimum
mark secured for pass
Roopakala Prasad vs The University Grants Commission on 17 December, 2012
Author: T.R.Ramachandran
said Rules as well. All the candidates interviewed and who obtained not less than the minimum marks fixed by the Commission were to be included ... notification. The Commission might have been obliged to include interviewed candidates, who obtained the minimum marks fixed by the Commission, but that
marks in the interview. The scaling
down of marks from 100 to 75 was found as an attempt to
enhance the marks in interview ... minimum was fixed.
Therefore, it was found that the marks were awarded in an
arbitrary and indiscriminate manner and marks in interview was
a decisive
Roopakala Prasad vs The University Grants Commission on 17 December, 2012
Author: T.R.Ramachandran
