Four aspirants, who barely missed the cutoff, claim these errors cost them up to 16 crucial marks. This is the first time UPSC released provisional answer keys before Mains; thanks to a Supreme Court order; giving students a rare chance to challenge inaccuracies. The petitioners cross-checked the keys against government records and authoritative sources, alleging factual errors so severe that no option was truly correct. Take Q96 on aviation insurance: both listed statements seemed right, but according to official sources, neither fully held. If proven, this could shake the fairness of the entire selection process. With the next hearing on Oct 8, aspirants everywhere are watching; because if these 8 questions get re-evaluated, it might reopen the cutoff for dozens who fell just short. Fairness in exams isn’t about being perfect; it’s about being accountable when things go wrong. And this time, someone’s holding UPSC to that standard.