What the numbers mean
Provisional scoring means a choice has been linked to the recorded key with the published limitations; it is not an official result or a claim of exact source-booklet transcription. The 31 special ALL entries are deliberately omitted from indicative scores, not evidence that a correct option is unknown. The 32 source-review items remain ungraded until the underlying booklet, graph, option layout or answer conflict can be resolved.
2026 Group I: An editorial source–key reconciliation workbench is available to compare each transcription slot with the official tick-marked specimen and export local review evidence; it cannot publish grades. TNPSC issued a tentative Subject Code 497 key on 6 October 2026. Its tick marks have not been safely mapped to this user-supplied typed version, so all 200 answers are recorded without marks; five now have labelled study-text repairs checked against a third-party 2026 source; two (Q98 and Q200) now have clearly attributed editorial dice redraws, although the actual original TNPSC specimen images are still unverified. All seven await independent TNPSC specimen checking; no 2026 answer is graded. A separate coaching answer guide lists Minamata disease as its Q1 while the ClearExams transcription lists it as Q4; key numbers cannot be transferred without a verified source-to-source mapping. No final key is claimed to exist. Check TNPSC's official tentative key page.
Scoring policy: Do not manufacture keys from topic knowledge or assign correct choices based on a matching answer letter alone. For special ALL entries, follow the official board's marking instructions; the current ClearExams practice score excludes them rather than inventing an automatic bonus.
Paper-by-paper audit
Numbers refer to original positions; adapted study wording may still need verbatim proofreading.
| Exam paper | Playable | Keyed* | Not mapped | ALL | Source dispute | Practice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TNPSC Group I 2026 | 200 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 0 | Open quiz |
| TNPSC Group IV 2025 | 200 | 192 | 0 | 8 | 0 | Open quiz |
| TNPSC Group IV 2024 | 200 | 196 | 0 | 4 | 0 | Open quiz |
| TNPSC Group IV 2022 | 200 | 196 | 0 | 4 | 0 | Open quiz |
| TNPSC Group I 2011 | 200 | 192 | 0 | 8 | 0 | Open quiz |
| TNUSRB SI Open 2020 | 140 | 130 | 0 | 3 | 7 | Open quiz |
| TNUSRB SI Open 2015 | 140 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 24 | Open quiz |
| TNUSRB SI Open 2010 | 140 | 135 | 0 | 4 | 1 | Open quiz |
| Total | 1,420 | 1,157 | 200 | 31 | 32 | 8 papers |
* Keyed = provisionally scorable, not independently certified verbatim/official marking.
Review exact question numbers
Choose a paper to see every deliberately ungraded position, source warning, next editorial action and the primary source link where available.
Download the 263-question review checklist
For editorial comparison, use the CSV source-review queue. It lists every excluded original position, reason, evidence URL and required next action. The CSV is a verification worklist, not an answer key; entering or calculating a guessed correct choice does not clear a source issue.
Correction and publication process
First check the original PDF question number, all options and figures. Next compare the correct paper version and latest official key. Resolve ambiguous wording or official ALL status; only then update the question record, regenerate this audit and rerun automated quiz/mobile tests. A mechanical validation pass cannot replace an editorial source review.
Report a specific issue with the original source reference through Support and Corrections; do not post personal information in a public report. Read the editorial policy for the distinction between typed adaptations and verified originals.