The decision by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to charge Rs 500 to release photocopy of Optic Magnetic Reader (OMR) sheet, answer key and calculation sheet of students who appeared for the Joint Entrance Examination (Main) 2013 is not only the violation of RTI Act, but has also come too late.
Answer keys of JEE (Main) would be released at a time, when the deadline to apply for JEE (Advanced) got over on May 13. Eligibility for JEE (Advanced) is based on the performance of a student in JEE (Main). Had the answer key been released earlier it would have allowed candidates to check the basis of their scores as well as point out errors in the official answer key. In the past, there have been reports of wrong answers in the official answer key. But since the key was released before the result came out corrections could be made. Obtaining a final JEE rank for admissions in National Institutes of Technology (NITs) and other Central institutions is based on normalized marks of all the candidates. Any correction in the JEE marks of a single candidate thereafter, is bound to affect the result of all candidates.
But CBSE is following a new trend. Two weeks ago, it allowed students to view their individual answer key online, but in the absence of official answer key they didn't know how they have fared. By the time CBSE sends photocopies of OMR sheet, answer key and calculation sheet of JEE (Main), ranking for admission to NITs would be finalized. Admission to NITs is on the basis of score in JEE (Main), while admission to IITs would be on the basis of score in JEE (Advanced).
As for the violation of the RTI Act, CBSE has asked students who have already applied for answer keys through the RTI to reapply by paying Rs 500. RTI Act stipulates that only Rs 10 can be charged for application and an additional Rs 2 for photocopying.
Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/news/CBSE-flouts-RTI-Act-misses-deadline-for-JEE-Main-candidates/articleshow/20057544.cms
Answer keys of JEE (Main) would be released at a time, when the deadline to apply for JEE (Advanced) got over on May 13. Eligibility for JEE (Advanced) is based on the performance of a student in JEE (Main). Had the answer key been released earlier it would have allowed candidates to check the basis of their scores as well as point out errors in the official answer key. In the past, there have been reports of wrong answers in the official answer key. But since the key was released before the result came out corrections could be made. Obtaining a final JEE rank for admissions in National Institutes of Technology (NITs) and other Central institutions is based on normalized marks of all the candidates. Any correction in the JEE marks of a single candidate thereafter, is bound to affect the result of all candidates.
But CBSE is following a new trend. Two weeks ago, it allowed students to view their individual answer key online, but in the absence of official answer key they didn't know how they have fared. By the time CBSE sends photocopies of OMR sheet, answer key and calculation sheet of JEE (Main), ranking for admission to NITs would be finalized. Admission to NITs is on the basis of score in JEE (Main), while admission to IITs would be on the basis of score in JEE (Advanced).
As for the violation of the RTI Act, CBSE has asked students who have already applied for answer keys through the RTI to reapply by paying Rs 500. RTI Act stipulates that only Rs 10 can be charged for application and an additional Rs 2 for photocopying.
Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/news/CBSE-flouts-RTI-Act-misses-deadline-for-JEE-Main-candidates/articleshow/20057544.cms
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