civil services exam 2007

UPSC had announced its decision to introduce negative marking from this year, but several candidates were caught unawares in examination.modifications are part of an attempt by the UPSC to analyse the abilities of would be civil servants right at the beginning of the selection process.Lakhs of students trying for premium administrative services such as the Indian Administrative Service and Indian Police Service appeared for the preliminary examination at 45 centres across the countryThe Delhi high court recently directed the UPSC to provide the answer key to questions asked in the preliminary test. Candidates welcomed the order and said they would get a fair idea about their scores. But the UPSC is yet to take any step in this direction.