SSC, Intermediate top 50 Answer Scripts on Internet

For the first time, answer sheets of toppers in the SSC and Intermediate exams will be available on the Internet.
At a time when students are regularly awarded 100 per cent marks even in language papers, the move is aimed at bringing about transparency in an evaluation process mired in controversies. Every year students, parents and college managements allege large-scale irregularities and “favouritism” shown by evaluators towards particular colleges to enable them to secure state ranks.
“Transparency in any system will curb irregularities. This will also clear doubts on the evaluation process among students and parents. The evaluators will feel more responsible while doing their job,” said Mr D. Manikya Vara Prasada Rao, minister for secondary education. He said initially the answer sheets of 50 toppers from both SSC and Inter exams would be displayed. The law department’s legal opinion would be taken before making a formal announcement on the issue, he added.
Earlier, students used to get maximum marks only in Mathematics and the evaluators used to award less than 90 per cent in other subjects.
But the situation changed when corporate colleges came into the scene in the late ’90s. Students securing 100 per cent marks even in language papers became a regular feature. This led to widespread allegations about the evaluation process as corporate colleges vied with each other to publicise state ranks.