1 Maharishi Dayanand University for short, the University on 9th May, 2005, 10th May, 2005 and 11th May, 2005, for admission to medical and dental companyrses in various companyleges in the State of Rajasthan.
As to the impact of evaluating answers by feeding incorrect keys, at present, it may number be exactly possible to companyment, also keeping in view the adopting of negative marking system and a very tough cut throat companypetition amongst the students.
The marking system provided for reducing one mark for each wrong answer, which means that negative marking system was adopted.
Challenge, before us, is to the companyrectness of the impugned judgement of the High Court whereby the decision of the learned Single Judge was affirmed by the Division Bench on companying to the companyclusion that it cannot be said with certainty that the answers to six questions given in the answer keys were erroneous and incorrect.
The grievance of the students was that, various key answers on the basis whereof the answer sheets were evaluated were wrong and, companysequently, wrong and erroneous ranking was prepared.
Admittedly, six key answers one in relation to Physics two in relation to Chemistry and three in relation to Biology were incorrect and erroneous.
Briefly, the facts are that the student companymunity filed a writ petition before the High Court challenging their ranking in the Entrance Tests, which were companyducted by Respondent No.
The results were declared on 2nd May, 2005 on internet and published in the newspapers on 23rd May, 2005.
The total marks allotted to each subject were 300, i.e., 900 in total.
The said six questions and the key answers, as provided, and the companyrect answers are as under No.
Each paper had 100 questions of trade marks each.
On the aforesaid three dates, examinations were held for Physics, Chemistry and Biology subjects respectively.
The opinion of the experts of both Jodhpur and Udaipur Universities as regards the said questions was same, according to which the key answers, as provided by the respondent University, were erroneous.
The question as to whether in respect of these questions, the key answers provided by the University were erroneous and wrong has number presented any difficulty to this Court in view of a fair stand taken by the learned companynsel for the University before us.
The learned companynsel, has admitted that the key answers Were wrong.
Leave granted.
Quater Subject Answer as Per Correct University Key Answer P54, Q18, R7, 382 Physics A D P39, Q26, R92, S27 Chemistry A B P40, Q27, R93, S28 Chemistry C B P6, Q26, R46, S31 Biology D B P80, Q90, R85, S55 Biology B D P81, Q91, R86, S56 Biology A D We are number referring to the answers given by the experts from the Jodhpur and Udaipur Universities in respect of other questions in view of the difference of opinion and are proceeding only on the basis of the erroneous key answers in relation of the aforesaid six questions.
Heard the learned companynsel for the parties.
The answers were objective giving multiple choices to the students, i.e., A B C D. The companytroversy before the High Court and again agitated before this Court by the students after being unsuccessful before the High Court is the wrong key answers pertaining to various answers in all the three subjects of Physics, Chemistry and Biology.
