In Brief
The Jharkhand Public Service Commission issued an advertisement for a State Level Eligibility Test (SLET) for lecturer positions, with specified minimum marks for Papers I and II but no minimum for Paper III. After candidates appeared, the JPSC's moderation committee set a 60% cut-off for Paper III under UGC scheme rules. A candidate who scored 50% in Papers I-II but failed Paper III challenged this. The High Court held the JPSC could not fix Paper III marks post-advertisement. The Supreme Court reversed this, holding that the UGC scheme contemplates moderation committees deciding subject-specific cut-offs after testing, not before; this is not rule-changing but scheme implementation."
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