also prescribe the minimum marks, as stated above. But if the Selection Committee want to prescribe minimum marks for interview, it should do so before ... minimum marks required for mere eligibility, is different from simply fixing the qualifying/minimum/cut off marks, for short listing.
Fixing of Bench Mark percentage
respondent cannot subsequently specify the minimum marks of 5 out of 30
marks for clearing the interview because it would amount to changing the
rules ... minimum qualifying mark
for the interview and the interview is not a formality wherein no minimum
marks can be fixed. I have noted the fact
called for interview. Interview
was, however, postponed by the interview committee and it felt that
it was desirable to prescribe minimum marks for the viva ... minimum
50% marks in the general category and minimum 40% marks in the
reserved categories in the written test would qualify for the
interview. Entire
commission has to fix minimum
qualifying marks in the preliminary examination and those candidates
who secure the minimum qualifying marks shall be admitted ... selection can prescribe by rules the minimum marks
both for written examination and viva voce, but if minimum marks
are not prescribed for viva voce
minimum qualifying marks of 45% after adding the interview marks to the marks obtained in the written test. The applicant secured 95 marks ... also prescribe the minimum marks, as stated above. But if the Selection Committee want to prescribe minimum marks for interview, it should do so before
Test: 60 marks
(B) Interview: 20 marks
(C) Performance Appraisal
Reports: 20 marks
TOTAL marks: 100 marks
(A) Written test (60 marks)
The candidates shall ... Written test : 70 marks
(B) Interview marks : 20 marks
(C) Performance Appraisal : 10 marks.
Reports
Total Marks : 100 marks.”
70 marks allotted to written test
interview marks as also the total marks with the break-up marks of
the written test marks and interview marks.
(ii) Without specifying passing/qualifying ... also prescribe the
minimum marks, as stated above. But if the Selection Committee
want to prescribe minimum marks for interview, it should do so
before
Since he
failed to obtain the minimum qualifying marks, he was not short listed for interview.
Learned counsel also submitted that it is not correct ... called for interview irrespective of whether
or not he qualifies the written examination as per the minimum qualifying marks in the
written examination so determinative
candidates. It was submitted that fixing minimum cut off marks over and above the minimum eligibility criteria provided by the Service Regulations, at the threshold ... minimum qualifying marks at the threshold. The candidates who fulfill the minimum qualifications, cannot be excluded at the threshold by changing the minimum qualifications
takes a calculated chance and
appears at the interview, then, only because
the result of the interview is not palatable to
him, he cannot turn ... unduly disproportionate or that the
authorities cannot fix minimum marks to be
secured at interview or in the ACR.
11. Thus it is now well
