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NEW DELHI: In a relief to Civil Services aspirants agitating against the Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT) pattern, the government has said that the marks for questions relating to English comprehension in Paper II of the prelims exam should not be counted for gradation and merit of the candidates. However, the CSAT format shall stay and the August 24 prelims exam will be held as per schedule.
Making a statement in the Lok Sabha, minister of state for personnel Jitendra Singh also announced an extra attempt for all those who have appeared for the civil services exam in 2011, when the CSAT pattern was introduced. "Those who appeared for the exam in 2011 will get another attempt to appear in 2015," he said.
This is to take care of the disadvantage that the students may have faced on account of sudden switch to the new CSAT pattern.
"The civil services exam plan has been a matter of debate for last several weeks. The government has treated the issue with all seriousness and sensitivity and heard all aspects. It has decided in the overall interest that the CSAT Paper II marks relating to English comprehension should not be included for gradation and merit of students in the civil services exam," declared Singh.
The government's opinion evoked mixed responses. While the treasury benches welcomed it and BJP leader Jagdambika Pal thanked Singh for the relief announced for the aspirants, Samajwadi Party's Dharmendra Yadav rejected the solution and demanded scrapping of CSAT altogether. "We will continue our agitation over the issue. This half way solution will not work and we want a complete acceptance of our demands," he said.
Yadav was joined in his protest by RJD's Jai Prakash Narayan Yadav.
BJP member S S Ahluwalia also demanded clarity on the cases filed against the students agitating on the CSAT issue. "What happens to the cases pending against the agitating students...we want the government to clarify as their future is at stake," he asked.
The CSAT Paper II carried 80 questions, of which 8-9 related to English comprehension. These 8-9 question carried 22 marks, which, Singh said, should not be counted in the overall tally for gradation.
UPSC exam row: Centre says English marks should not be included - The Times of India
Is this means Hindi lobby is going to take over?? Now that South Indians have to learn Hindi to appear in UPSC exams??
Making a statement in the Lok Sabha, minister of state for personnel Jitendra Singh also announced an extra attempt for all those who have appeared for the civil services exam in 2011, when the CSAT pattern was introduced. "Those who appeared for the exam in 2011 will get another attempt to appear in 2015," he said.
This is to take care of the disadvantage that the students may have faced on account of sudden switch to the new CSAT pattern.
"The civil services exam plan has been a matter of debate for last several weeks. The government has treated the issue with all seriousness and sensitivity and heard all aspects. It has decided in the overall interest that the CSAT Paper II marks relating to English comprehension should not be included for gradation and merit of students in the civil services exam," declared Singh.
The government's opinion evoked mixed responses. While the treasury benches welcomed it and BJP leader Jagdambika Pal thanked Singh for the relief announced for the aspirants, Samajwadi Party's Dharmendra Yadav rejected the solution and demanded scrapping of CSAT altogether. "We will continue our agitation over the issue. This half way solution will not work and we want a complete acceptance of our demands," he said.
Yadav was joined in his protest by RJD's Jai Prakash Narayan Yadav.
BJP member S S Ahluwalia also demanded clarity on the cases filed against the students agitating on the CSAT issue. "What happens to the cases pending against the agitating students...we want the government to clarify as their future is at stake," he asked.
The CSAT Paper II carried 80 questions, of which 8-9 related to English comprehension. These 8-9 question carried 22 marks, which, Singh said, should not be counted in the overall tally for gradation.
UPSC exam row: Centre says English marks should not be included - The Times of India
Is this means Hindi lobby is going to take over?? Now that South Indians have to learn Hindi to appear in UPSC exams??


