1. The respondent participated in the Combined Graduate Level
Examination1 2015, conducted by the Staff Selection Commission2 for
recruitment to the various civil posts under the Central Government.
The examination was to be conducted in two tiers, Tier-I and Tier-II.
Candidates who qualified in Tier-I were shortlisted for participation in
Tier-II. Tier-II consisted of 2 papers, Paper-I and Paper-II.

2. The respondent qualified Tier-I, and appeared in Paper-I in
Tier-II on 25 October 2015. Each candidate was required to fill an

1 CGLE
2 SSC

attendance sheet and an OMR3 Sheet. The candidate was required to
fill the Test Form Number – which was specific to each individual
candidate – in the Attendance Sheet and the OMR Sheet. The
candidate was required to darken the bubbles over the appropriate
digits, so that the Test Form Number would be reflected. It requires
to be mentioned, here, however, that the OMR Sheet, which is on
record, has the Test Form Number printed on the upper left corner of
the form. The Test Form Number of the respondent for Paper-I in
Tier-II was 1144135.