Plea in Madras HC seeks constitution of expert committee over evaluation of Assistant Professor aspirants’ exam papers
A public interest litigation has been filed in the Madras High Court challenging the evaluation process of a recent competitive exam for 2,708 Assistant Professor vacancies in Tamil Nadu. The petitioner alleges significant inconsistencies in the grading of descriptive papers, citing extreme score disparities that suggest a lack of transparency and uniformity.
Why it matters
The case highlights critical concerns regarding procedural fairness and meritocracy in large-scale public sector recruitment, potentially impacting the career prospects of over 42,000 candidates.
A public interest litigation (PIL) petition has been filed in the Madras High Court for constituting an independent expert committee to examine the fairness, consistency, transparency and uniformity in evaluation of the answer scripts of 42,064 candidates of the competitive written examination for 2,708 Assistant Professor vacancies in 61 faculties in government arts and science colleges in Tamil Nadu
First Division Bench of Chief Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice G. Arul Murugan would be hearing on Monday (July 27, 2026) the PIL petition filed by Karu Nagarajan of ‘We The Leaders’ movement helmed by former BJP leader K. Annamalai. The petitioner had complained of unfairness in evaluation of the descriptive answers given by the candidates on general topics.
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