Disclose question-wise marks to examinee: CIC
New Delhi (PTI): A class XII student is likely to get details of question-wise marks scored by him in Chemistry with the CIC dismissing CBSE’s plea that it was exempted from disclosing such information under the RTI, a decision which seems to be in conflict with its earlier judgements.
Manoj Kumar Pathak from Buxar in Bihar had sought the details of question-wise marks in Chemistry of class XII examination in 2006 of an examinee Ajeet Kumar Pathak from CBSE.
But CBSE refused to provide the details saying the information was exempted from disclosure under the RTI Act. The CBSE also cited previous decisions of the CIC which had exempted bodies which conduct exams, including UPSC, from making any disclosures.
“The information asked by appellant is exempted under section 8(1)(e) since CBSE shares fiduciary relationships with its evaluators and maintain confidentiality of both the manner and method of evaluation,” CBSE replied.
The larger public interest does not warrant the disclosure of information desired by the appellant, the Board said quoting the previous judgments of CIC. The reasons given by CBSE were upheld by the appellate authority.
But Information Commissioner Shailesh Gandhi has now ordered it to provide answer-wise marks sought by appellant.
Gandhi said that CBSE could not advance “reasonable” reasons for denying the information. He added that the onus of proving that denial of information was justified was on the CBSE which it could not do, hence information should be provided to Pathak.
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