It will be the first time that the selection board answer sheets will be made available to candidates.
In a move to make the education system more transparent, the Maharashtra State Council of Examinations (MSCE) has decided to provide photocopies of the answer scripts of its various exams to students at a fee of Rs400.
It will be the first time that the selection board answer sheets will be made available to candidates.
The MSCE has notified the state chief information commissioner (CIC), Vijay Kuvalekar, about its decision.
The MSCE is entrusted with the duty of conducting various examinations of the school education department, including professional and departmental examinations across the state.
However, unlike the Maharashtra State Board of Vocational Education (MSBVE) and the University of Pune (UoP), the council did not provide photocopies of the answer scripts to students even after the orders from the Supreme Court and Kuvalekar to do so under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005.
In a letter submitted to the CIC in December, the MSCE declared that it would provide answer scripts’ photocopies to candidates at Rs400 per copy.
MSCE commissioner, Mahavir Mane, told DNA said that the upcoming entrance examinations for the diploma of education (DED) in April-May would be the first exam for which the photocopies of answer scripts would be given to candidates. “The nitty-gritty of the procedure is being worked out, but we have decided to provide the photocopies of answer sheets for both objective and theoretical examinations conducted by us,” he said.
He also said that the MSCE had plans of uploading the answer sheets on its website.
In August last, the apex court had ruled that students can obtain the copies of their answer sheets under the RTI Act. Kuvalekar in 2009 had also ruled that students should be given copies of their answer sheets for the secondary school certificate (SSC) and higher secondary certificate (HSC) examinations conducted by the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE).
However, the board had challenged the CIC decision in the Bombay high court, and a verdict is awaited.
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