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CSAT protests: UPSC may postpone Civil Services preliminary test date


Mangalore Today News Network

New Delhi, July 28, 2014:  Amid protests by a section Civil Services aspirants against Civil Service Aptitude Test (CSAT), sources in the Central government on Monday indicated that the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) may postpone the date for the Civil Services preliminary test, slated to be held on August 24.

CSAT protestsSources in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said the final decision on the exam date was expected after a three-member committee submitted its report on the row over the Civil Service Aptitude Test.

Earlier in the day, Minister of State in the PMO Jitendra Singh met Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley over the issue.

Protesters also called on Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi, seeking his party’s support.

Many protestors were detained during a protest outside the UPSC office. UPSC aspirants were also seen burning their admit cards, demanding cancellation of CSAT.

Rajnath Singh had on Sunday convened a high-level meeting on the issue.

Jaitley and Jitendra Singh were among the ministers present. Several top government and UPSC officials also attended the meeting.

After the meeting, Rajnath Singh briefed Prime Minister Narendra Modi about the situation in the wake of students’ protests against UPSC syllabus and the steps being taken by the Centre.

Civil Services aspirants have been protesting in the national capital and demanding change in the pattern of civil services preliminary examination, which they say is biased against those fluent in English.

The issue has been raised repeatedly in Parliament too.

A three-member government-appointed committee is looking into the demands of Civil Services aspirants to change the pattern of the CSAT to give level-playing field to candidates from rural areas.


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