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No plan to drop civil services aptitude test (CSAT) from civil services examination: Govt

Education | Sep 17, 2020, 12:43 PM IST

There is no plan to drop the civil services aptitude test (CSAT) from the civil services examination, the government said on Thursday. The civil services examination is conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) annually in three stages -- preliminary, main and interview -- to select officers for Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS) and Indian Police Service (IPS) among others.

Government seeks views of political parties on CSAT issue

India | Nov 24, 2014, 07:55 AM IST

New Delhi: The government Sunday held a meeting with leaders of various political parties and sought their views on the controversy surrounding the Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT) that had caused disruptions during the last

HC to hear PIL tomorrow against UPSC's decision on Prelims

India | Aug 21, 2014, 08:51 PM IST

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court today agreed to hear tomorrow a PIL against UPSC's recent decision asking civil services aspirants not to answer questions in the English Comprehensive section of the Preliminary Examination to

AAP's Yogendra Yadav detained while protesting against CSAT

Politics | Aug 13, 2014, 11:46 AM IST

New Delhi: AAP leader Yogendra Yadav along with around 100 civil service aspirants were Tuesday detained while marching towards parliament protesting against the aptitude test in the entrance examination, police said.The aspirants led by the

Allow UPSC exam to take place on schedule, Venkaiah Naidu appeals to all political parties

Politics | Aug 07, 2014, 02:22 PM IST

New Delhi: The government Thursday appealed to all political parties to allow the UPSC entrance examination to take place as scheduled on Aug 24 and assured that the matter of permitting all regional languages would

Omar seeks resolution of row over UPSC exam

India | Aug 06, 2014, 07:37 PM IST

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said the row over UPSC's CSAT examination needs to be resolved and noted that it would be “unfair” to “foist” a particular language on a diverse

Government to convene all-party meet on UPSC row

Politics | Aug 06, 2014, 04:01 PM IST

New Delhi: Under fire from the Opposition on the UPSC row, Government today decided to convene an all-party meeting on the issue while indicating its unwillingness to postpone the civil services preliminary examination scheduled for

AAP demands postponement of UPSC exam

Politics | Aug 06, 2014, 08:32 AM IST

New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday asked the government to postpone the UPSC preliminary exam by fortnight in view of the current situation over the civil services test."With time running out and

UPSC aspirants allege police restrictions

India | Aug 05, 2014, 07:54 PM IST

New Delhi: Scores of UPSC aspirants, who are staging protest at Jantar Mantar against CSAT, today alleged that police have held most of the students “hostage” in Mukherjee Nagar area and are not allowing them

UPSC exam row: Protest in Rajya Sabha

Politics | Aug 05, 2014, 01:49 PM IST

New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha was disrupted Tuesday as some members sought a debate over language issue in UPSC exams, forcing two adjournments, the second till noon.Opposition members have alleged that the UPSC exams discriminate

Government decision on UPSC exam just an eyewash: NSUI

Politics | Aug 05, 2014, 01:27 PM IST

New Delhi: Terming the changes announced by the government in the civil services preliminary exams as “eyewash”, NSUI today said the Centre has “cheated” lakhs of UPSC aspirants.National Students Union of India (NSUI) alleged the

UPSC preliminary examination to be held as scheduled

India | Aug 04, 2014, 09:20 PM IST

New Delhi: The civil services preliminary examination will be held as scheduled on August 24 with the changes announced by government in Parliament today including non-inclusion of English marks in gradation of candidates. The move

Rajya Sabha adjourned again over UPSC row

Politics | Aug 05, 2014, 11:24 AM IST

New Delhi: The UPSC exam row again echoed in the Rajya Sabha on Monday as opposition members pressed the government to find a solution.The question house was disrupted over a derogatory article about Tamil Nadu

UPSC test issue raised in Lok Sabha again

Politics | Jul 31, 2014, 02:16 PM IST

New Delhi: Opposition members in the Lok Sabha Thursday yet again raised the issue of change in syllabus of UPSC examination and the government assured them of an early decision in the matter.Raising the issue

UPSC protestors torch buses, police booth in Delhi

India | Jul 31, 2014, 08:44 AM IST

New Delhi: Civil service aspirants on Wednesday night clashed with police and burnt down two buses and a police booth during their continued protest here demanding scrapping of the aptitude test from the entrance examination,

Lalu's son supports UPSC aspirants stir; seeks PM intervention

Politics | Jul 29, 2014, 03:50 PM IST

Patna: Lending support to the agitation against the Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT), RJD President Lalu Prasad's son Tejaswi Yadav has sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi's intervention to ensure that the concerns of students with

Rahul Gandhi promises to look into problems of UPSC aspirants

India | Jul 28, 2014, 07:42 PM IST

New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi on Monday assured a delegation of Civil Services aspirants that no injustice will be done to them and he will raise their concerns at all appropriate fora.The 21-member delegation of aspirants

UPSC row: Akhilesh writes to Modi

India | Jul 28, 2014, 05:53 PM IST

Lucknow: UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding his intervention in the UPSC row as large number of Hindi medium students from the state write the prestigious exam every

UPSC issue to be resolved within a week: Rajnath Singh

India | Jul 28, 2014, 06:48 PM IST

New Delhi: Amid protests by civil services aspirants against the new UPSC syllabus, the government today said the issue will be resolved within a week. “The UPSC issue will be resolved within a week. Discussions

Will resolve UPSC exam row in a week: Rajnath Singh

Politics | Jul 28, 2014, 05:39 PM IST

New Delhi: Home Minister Rajnath Singh Monday said the UPSC civil services exam issue will be resolved within a week."UPSC issue will be resolved within a week," he told reporters here.Rajnath Singh apprised Prime Minister