minimum marks both for written
examination and interviews, or prescribe minimum marks
for written examination but not for interview, or may not
prescribe any minimum ... fix minimum marks
either for written examination or for interview for the purposes
of selection. But if such minimum marks are fixed, it must
that 'Maximum interview marks were 50.
Company reserves the right to fix the minimum marks to qualify in the
interview'. Relevant part ... candidate shall be called for Interview. Maximum Interview
marks are 50. Company reserves the right to fix the minimum marks to
qualify in the interview
Interview: The interview is for 10 marks. The
minimum marks for being included in the ranked list will
be 35% in the interview ... have a minimum 35 %
mark in the interview. The 3rd respondent had marks above the
minimum percentage of marks in the interview, and hence
Maximum marks in Interview - 25
*Minimum passing marks for reserved categories - 11
Failed by marks Total number of candidates
1 mark 158
2 marks ... minimum of 11
marks out of a total of 25 marks allocated for the interview.
4.1 Concededly, the petitioner obtained only 10 marks and hence
interview a minimum of
11 out of 25 marks.
5. The petitioner claims that if the marks obtained in the written
examination and the interview ... meet the erstwhile criteria put in place of securing
minimum qualifying marks fixed for interview qua the subject examination
i.e., JJA/Restorer (Group
Full Court Resolution reflected that the 40% minimum
qualifying marks for passing the interview was fixed by
resorting to sub-Rule (3) of Schedule ... could not
have fixed minimum qualifying marks in the viva-voce since
the unamended MJS Rules, 2005 never envisaged minimum
marks in the viva-voce
Sunil G vs State Of Karnataka on 5 March, 2024
Author: K.Somashekar
Bench: K
interview was conducted by another set of committee. State
level Scrutiny Committee finalized the process. The said committee fixed
minimum qualifying marks for each rank ... than the qualifying marks. As per petitioners, they could
not succeed because they were awarded lesser marks in professional
evaluation & interview. There
Space Research
Organisation / DOS can normally be assessed only
through a personal interview."
Having examined the legal position in various dicta including the
cases ... contending
that the marks prescribed for interview and confidential
reports are disproportionately high and the authorities
cannot fix a minimum to be secured either
noticed above, cut-off marks of 33% fixed
as qualifying marks in all subjects for the purpose
of interview cannot by any stretch of imagination ... Rules, 2001 empowers the Commission to fix
minimum qualifying marks for the purpose of
shortlisting the candidates for interview. In our
considered opinion, the power
