Clarification regarding 'Own Merit Status'.
It is clarified that there is no concept of grace marks in betterment
attempt and grace marks awarded to any Betterment candidate in 2010 and
2011 DE are being withdrawn.
F.No. DE-2009/ITO/SCT/Availed Benefits/DIT(IT)/5447
DIRECTORATE OF INCOME TAX (IT)
Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue
Dated : 13.12.2012
CLARIFICATION
References have been received from various charges with regard to the
award of grace marks to those candidates belonging to SC/ST category who
have already qualified in the past with the relaxed standards so as to
enable them to attain the ‘Own Merit Status’ by appearing in a
betterment attempt or otherwise.
The matter has been examined. The grace marks policy was introduced with
the purpose of enabling marginally failing candidates to pass the
examination. Enabling reserved category candidates to pass the
examination in general category by the grace marks policy was not the
espoused philosophy behind the policy. Therefore, the grace marks were
not allowed in such cases till the introduction of the
betterment scheme. Till 2010, grace marks were given only to pass
the examination, but not to obtain “Own Merit Status’ by candidates of
the Reserved Category. However, grace marks were allowed to a
few candidates appearing in betterment attempts in the Departmental
Examinations 2010 and 2011 are being withdrawan. It is accordingly
clarified that there is no concept of grace marks in the betterment
attempt and any such grace marks awarded to any candidate in
Departmental Examinations 2010 and 2011 are being withdrawn.
This issues with the approval of CBDT.
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(G.K. Maheshwari)
Director of Incone-tax (IT)
New Delhi
Source: www.incometaxindia.gov.in
[http://www.incometaxindia.gov.in/archive/DepartmentalNews_OwnMeritStatus_14122012.pdf]
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