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

  Education | September 17, 2020 12:43 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.

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  Government seeks views of political parties on CSAT issue

  India | November 24, 2014 7:55 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

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

  India | August 21, 2014 20:51 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

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  AAP's Yogendra Yadav detained while protesting against CSAT

  Politics | August 13, 2014 11:46 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

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

  Politics | August 07, 2014 14:22 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

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  Omar seeks resolution of row over UPSC exam

  India | August 06, 2014 19:37 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

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  Government to convene all-party meet on UPSC row

  Politics | August 06, 2014 16:01 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

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  AAP demands postponement of UPSC exam

  Politics | August 06, 2014 8:32 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

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  UPSC aspirants allege police restrictions

  India | August 05, 2014 19:54 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

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  UPSC exam row: Protest in Rajya Sabha

  Politics | August 05, 2014 13:49 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

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  Government decision on UPSC exam just an eyewash: NSUI

  Politics | August 05, 2014 13:27 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

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  UPSC preliminary examination to be held as scheduled

  India | August 04, 2014 21:20 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

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  Rajya Sabha adjourned again over UPSC row

  Politics | August 05, 2014 11:24 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

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  UPSC test issue raised in Lok Sabha again

  Politics | July 31, 2014 14:16 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

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  UPSC protestors torch buses, police booth in Delhi

  India | July 31, 2014 8:44 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,

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

  Politics | July 29, 2014 15:50 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

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  Rahul Gandhi promises to look into problems of UPSC aspirants

  India | July 28, 2014 19:42 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

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  UPSC row: Akhilesh writes to Modi

  India | July 28, 2014 17:53 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

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  UPSC issue to be resolved within a week: Rajnath Singh

  India | July 28, 2014 18:48 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

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  Will resolve UPSC exam row in a week: Rajnath Singh

  Politics | July 28, 2014 17:39 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