Low Marks

Abyssmally Low


Name of the candidate HT No. Marks Obtained


1.Narasimha Rao Ch (SC) 10703131 598 13 611

2.Samayjan Rao Ch (SC) 10606097 616 13.5 629.5

3.Dhansingh Kelothu (ST) 12208746 552 16 568

4.Gangadhar Reddy (BC-D) 10601169 649 21 670

5.Rajeshwara Rao K (BC-D) 10300512 628 21 649

6.Haritha Mundrathi (BC-B) 12232473 613 21 634

7.Srinivas M (OC) 10606604 624 23.5 647.5

8 Hemantha Naga Raju (BC-A) 10704284 604 24 628

9.Maheshwara Raju M (OC) 10901830 608 25 633

10.Lakshmi Madhavi Palli (OC) 10803110 589 26 615

11.Chandra Shekar Goud (BC-B) 12232100 678 28 706

12.Janaki Dharavath (ST) 12211285 548 28 576

13.Shiva Lingaiah Chettipally (BC-B)12203120 687 32 719

14.Revathi Dedeepya M(BC-D) 12203641 601 32 633

15.Balashankar Annaram (OC) 12209162 584 32 616

16.Nagaraju A (OC) 12231084 618 33 651

17.Meera Prasad E (BC-A) 10500554 605 35.5 740.5

18.Yadagiri Rao N (BC-D) 12257674 621 36 657

19.Chandra Rao B (BC-A) 12229687 571 36 607

20.S Lakshmi (BC-A) 11000713 578 36.5 614.5

21.Goverdhan S (BC-D) 11902542 601 38 639

22.Hema Bhanu N (BC-D) 12215227 574 38.5 612.5

23.Vasundhara G (OC) 12215277 574 38.5 612.5

24.Aruna Kumari B (BC-D) 10101467 563 39.5 602.5



Out of the 24 who scored less than 40 marks out of 90, 14 belong to the BCs (i.e. 58%) and out of the 14, 7 belong to BC-D Least marks were awarded to SC candidates, while there are no Reddys who secured under 40.

But most striking is the case of Mr.Shiva Lingaiah Chettipally (BC-B) bearing HT No.12203120. He got a top score of 687 in the written exam, but got only 32 in the inerview taking his tally to 719 and had to be content with 4th overall.

Similarly, Mr.Chandra Shekar Goud (BC-B) bearing HT No.12232100 secured 678 marks in the written (2nd highest ) but was awarded only 28 in the interview taking to total to 706. He missed the chance of becoming a Deputy Collector (DC) by 1 mark

Similarly, Ms. Haritha Mundrathi who secured the highest written score (613) among the women Deputy Collectors. However, only 21 marks were awarded to her and she lost the opportunity of becoming a DC in the open category and had to claim reservation.

Similarly,Mr.Gangadhar Reddy (BC-D) bearing HT.No 10601169 scored 649 but was awarded only 21 in the interview. Someone who could have made it into DC in open competition had to settle for DSP.

Almost similar is the case of Mr.Narasimha Rao Ch (SC) bearing HTNo.10703131 who got a decent score of 598 but was awarded the least of all just 13 marks in the interview.and had to settle for Assistant Audit Officer., though people who had scored lesser marks than him in the written got Dy.SP and that too in open competition.

Another incident relates to Mr.Samayjan Rao Ch(SC) bearing HT No.10606097 who secured 616 marks in written, i.e. joint 3rd highest among all the candidates selected for DSP post but only 13.5 in the interview. The combined tally now placed him on 21st position and he had to settle for the post of DSP under reservation quota

Hemantha Naga Raju (BC-A) and Meera Prasad E (BC-B)---- candidates who got lesser marks (in written) than them got selected as DSPs in open competition, while they had to claim reservation to get selected as an AES and RTO resply.

Rajeshwara Rao K (BC-D) HT No.10300512 scored 628 marks and was in the reckoning for Deputy Collector . However, he was awarded only 21 in the interview and the tally of 649 was good enough only for DSP Jails.

Srinivasa Rao T (BC-D) HT No.10702583 got 611 marks in written but 46 in interview and the total of 660 was just 10 marks short of being selected as a DSP in the open competition.

Yadagiri Rao N (BC-D) HT No.12257674 got 621 and 36 and a total of 657, candidates who scored less than him had become Dy. Collectors, CTOs, RTOs and DSPs in Open Competition, while he had to settle for Municipal Commissioner Grade-II.

Revathi Dedeepya M(BC-D) 12203641 got 601 and 32 and a total of 633, while some who scored less than her had become Dy. Collectors she had to contend with AAO (Local Fund)

The list goes on and on…

The things that come to mind are:

A) Is there a pattern to such wide discrepancy in the percentage of marks scored in the written and interviews respectively?

B) Was there a deliberate attempt on someone’s part to deny candidates from making it in the open competition?!

In the case of OCs

Srinivas M (OC) HT No. 10606604 got 624 and 23.5, i.e. a total of 647.5 and Maheshwara Raju M (OC) HT. No. 10901830 got 608 and 25 and a total of 633 and were in the reckoning for much better posts, i.e., DSP, CTO, etc. However, because of the low marks awarded in they interview they had to settle for Asst. Accounts Officer post.

Similarly, Nagaraju A (OC) HT. No. 12231084 secured 618 in the written and only 33 in the interview to get a tally of 651 too was in the reckoning for much better posts, i.e., DSP, CTO, etc but had to settle for AAO/ ATO.

Similarly, Lakshmi Madhavi Palli (OC) HT. No.10803110 got 589 and 26 in written and interview, i.e. a total of 615 and had to contend with AAO (Local Fund), while some who scored less than her in written had become Dy. Collectors.

It remains to be seen which region they hail from and who conducted their interviews!