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NEW DELHI: The Staff Selection Commission (SSC), which recently completed Tier 1 of the computer-based Combined Graduate Level Examination (CGLE) 2025, will allow each of 13.5 lakh aspirants who wrote the exam, to view, store and review their question papers, responses and the correct answers from Oct 15.Thanks to this recent reform, the examinees can challenge the answer keys with evidence, that too at a fee now halved to Rs 50, and keep the copies for their personal use. To further assist aspirants, the Commission has decided to publish selected past question papers as official sample sets, at regular intervals. This will provide authentic study material for candidates while ensuring confidentiality of the upcoming exams, said SSC officials.Even as some social media handles are posting and reposting allegations of CGLE 2025 having been written via remote access at some centres, SSC said its reforms have only made the examinations more transparent, secure and convenient for lakhs of aspirants across the country. “The reforms balance exam integrity with candidate welfare,” said a senior officer of the department of personnel and training (DoPT), the nodal ministry for SSC. SSC officials said that based on 18,920 submissions on the candidate feedback portal, the commission has cross-checked reported technical disruptions with the digital footprints and allowed the genuinely affected candidates to retake the exam. Some incidents of malpractice like submission of fake ‘benchmark disability’ documents and attempts at remote access were detected; where the suspicion of malpractice is not clear, the candidates can take the re-exam on Oct 14, along with examinees hit by the fire accident at a Mumbai centre.A senior govt functionary said the protests by a handful of vested interests — largely those connected with coaching centres — do not reflect the majority view since lakhs of candidates are satisfied and quietly awaiting the result.To enhance direct communication with aspirants, SSC has just launched its official handle on X (@SSC_GoI).One of the most significant reforms, an officer told TOI, is the introduction of equi-percentile normalisation. The method removes any advantage or disadvantage that may arise from variation in difficulty levels across different exam shifts.Stating that the latest SSC reforms are focused on exam security and fairness, SSC officials said aadhaar-based authentication now prevents impersonation and stops candidates from attempting the same exam multiple times. Question papers are now transmitted securely through a digital vault, making them less vulnerable to leaks. SSC has also engaged specialized IT agencies to prevent hacking or other forms of malpractice.
