‘Gy vammu AND KASHMIR PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION Subj Refer RESHAM GHAR COLONY, BAKSHI NAGAR, JAMMU - 180001 Website: http:likpse.ni Jammu: 0191-2566533, ‘emall: coe}kpse2017gmall.com ject: Conduct of J&K Combined Competitive (Preliminary) Examination 2023- Disposal of the Objections /Representations received against the Provisional Official Answer Key(s) and issuance of Final Official Answer Key(s) thereof. rence: Rule 10 (d) to 10 (f) of the J&K Public Service Commission (Conduct of Examination) Rules, 2022. Notification No. PSC/Exam(S)/2023/67 Dated: 27.10.2023 Whereas, the J&K Public Service Commission conducted the J&K Combined Competitive (Preliminary) Examination 2023, on 15.10.2023; and Whereas, the Provisional official key(s) were notified and uploaded on the official website of the Commission for information of the candidates vide Notification No. PSC/Exam/S/2023/65 dated 15.10.2023, inter-alia notifying that, if any candidate feels that the key(s) to any of the question(s) are wrong/incorrect, he/she may prefer a representation/objection on the prescribed proforma to the Controller of Examinations within a period of three days from the date of the said notification along with documentary proof /evidence and a fee of Rs.500/- per question; and Whereas, in response to the said notification, number of objections/ representations were received by the J&K Public Service Commission against the Provisional Answer Key(s); and . Whereas, all the objections/representations were referred to the Committee(s) of Experts as envisaged in Rule 10 (d) of the J&K Public Service Commission (Conduct of Examination) Rules, 2022, as amended from time to time, for Independent Expert opinion; and Whereas, the independent team of Experts have recommended changes in the Provisional Official Answer Key(s) in respect of the said papers; Now, therefore, in view of the above and on the basis of opinion of the independent teams of Experts, it is hereby notified that:- a) The changes recommended by the Committee(s) of Experts are hereby adopted and the Final Official Answer Key(s) are annexed to this notification as Annexure A and B in respect of General Studies-I and General Studies-II respectively. In terms of Rule 10 (d) of the J&K Public Service Page 1 0f 4Commission (Conduct of Examination) Rules, 2022 as amended upto date, the marks allocated to the deleted questions shall be individually added to the marks secured by the individual candidates to ensure that the mark(s) allocated for the question paper as a whole remain unchanged, at the time of calculation/compilation of award sheet before the declaration of the result; b) The amount deposited @ Rs 500/- per question is also hereby released in respect of genuine/correct representations and same shall be transferred through RTGS to individual account of candidates. vo Y (Dr. Varatka Raj) JKAS Under Secretary gx Public Service Commission No. PSC/Ex-Secy/2023/58 Dated: 27.10.2023 Copy to the:- 1. Director, Information and Public Relations J&K for publication of the notice in all leading newspapers published from Jammu/Srinagar. 2. P.S. to Hon'ble Chairman, J&K Public Service Commission for information of the Hon'ble Chairman. 3. P.S. to Hon'ble Member Sh. Hon'ble Member. 4. P.A. to Secretary, J&K Public Service Commission for information of the Secretary. 5. P.A. to Controller of Examination, J&K Public Service Commission for information of the COE. 6. In-charge Website, J&K Public Service Commission, for uploading the same on the official website of the Commission (jkpsc.nic.in). 7. Main file/Stock file/Notice Board. for information of the Page 2 of 4ANNEXURE A To Notification No. PSC/Exam/S/2023/67 Dated: 27.10.2023 General Studies - I SERIES A Q.No. | SERIESA QNo. | SERIESA D 35 A 69 B A 36 D 70 8 B 37 c 74 c A 38 c 72 c c 39 c B B D 40 c 74 A A a1 c 75 B B a2 8 76 D com sae aoe [eu A c 44 D (38 D 8 45 c 79 c DELETE 46 A 80 c A a7 A 81 D cl 48 D 82 B D 49 B 83 A DELETE 50 c 84 B B 51 B 85 D G 52 B 86 D B 53 B 87 A D 54 A 88 c B 55 D 89 A c 56 c 90 c A 57 c a [oc eG 58 8 92 D 8 59 B 3 A D 60 D 94 c B 61 A 95 A A 62 A 96 B D 63 B 97 B A 64 D 98__| DELETE c 65 D 99 8 B 66 8 100 | DELETE c 67 c G 68 B je (Dr. Van \i) JKAS Under Secretary gx Public Service Commission Page 3 of 4ANNEXURE B To Notification No. PSC/Exam/S/2023/67 Dated: 27.10.2023 General Studies - IT ERI Q.No. | SERIES A Q.No. | SERIESA | A 35 D 69 Db D 36 A 70 c B 37 B 71 8 B 38 | DELETE 72 A D 39 B 73__| DELETE A 40 | DELETE 4 D c a1 A 75 B c a2 B 76 ci 8 43 c 77 D c 44 A 78 c 8 45 D 79 D c 46 D 80 A c a7 c 81 c | c 48__| DELETE 82 c [ 49 B 83 D | B 50 A 84 A B 51 A 85 D c 52 c 86 c B 53 D 87 B B 54 A 38 D c 55 B 89 c A 56 D 90 B 8 57 c 91 c c 58 A 92 A ' A 59 c 93 D A 60 A 94 B B 61 A 95 c [28 B 2 B (6 D 2 [oc 63 B 97 A (30 | 64 B 98 D 31 A 65 c 99 B 32 B 66 B 100 B 233) A o7 c 34 G D WE® i (Dr. Varnilsa'Raj) JKAS Under Secretary a Public Service Commission Page 4 of 4