UPSC Tie Principles 2020 for Civil Services/NDA/CDS/ESE: Check Resolution of Tie Cases in UPSC Ranking

UPSC has revised the tie-breaking principles to determine the ranking of two or more candidates who score equal marks in exams. These tie principles have been revised for UPSC Civil Services IAS/NDA/CDS/ESE/Other recruitments. Check here complete resolution of tie cases for UPSC Recruitment.

By Rupali Pruthi

 

UPSC Tie-Breaking Formula

UPSC Tie-Breaking Formula 2020: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has released the revised Tie Principles for the resolution of tie cases in all the examinations or recruitments carried out by the UPSC including UPSC Civil Services IAS/IFS, UPSC NDA, UPSC CDS, UPSC ESE, UPSC CAPF and in cases of direct recruitment. These Tie principles are applicable in cases when two or more candidates score equal marks. The UPSC approved principles help in deciding the ranking of candidates in a recruitment exam. So, let’s have a look at the tie principles below to know what steps would be followed by the UPSC to resolve the tie cases.
As per the UPSC Notification, the revised tie principles or formulas will be applicable for the UPSC Recruitments or UPSC Exams notified after 28^th August 2019. As per the new tie resolution principles, in case of UPSC Civil Service Exam for IAS/IPS/IFS, if two or more candidates score equally, then the UPSC will rank that candidate higher who has secure more marks in Compulsory Papers and Personality Test (PT) altogether. If these marks are also equal, then the candidate’s seniority will be taken into account