UPSC examination won’t be postponed, aspirants relieved
2 Aug 2014 5:40 AM IST
A section of students have been demanding postponement of the examination and scrapping the Civil Service Aptitude Test (CSAT), which is a component of the examination. Union minister Jitendra Singh too stated on the floor of parliament that the government would not take any decision in
a hurry.
UPSC aspirants, who have been rigorously preparing for the exam to be held on 24 August, support the commission’s stand on the same. ‘I don’t want the preliminary exam to be postponed. The entire cycle would be disturbed. Already due to elections, the examination has been delayed. If UPSC wishes to make any change, let it be next year.
The CSAT, which some students are opposing, is not that difficult. UPSC should rather work on translation than change or postpone the exam,’ said Akrit Sagar, an aspirant residing in Karol Bagh area, one of the three coaching hubs for civil service examination.
The aspirants start preparing from early March for the examination. Sudden change in format would create unnecessary hurdle for them. ‘The examination shouldn’t be postponed. The English that is asked for is of class 10 level. If one aspires to be a civil servant, he should know that much. It would be shocking if there is a change in pattern. And, if CSAT is scrapped, then which parameter would be used for comparison,’ Neeru, another aspirant, said.
Those who have cleared CSAT before say that such examination is necessary. ‘If one wants to be a good administrator, one has to learn the English language. Yes, statistics indicate that the students from Hindi medium background are less successful in clearing the exam, but language is not the problem.
If prelims are such a problem, what will happen in the Mains which has a much higher standard than this,’ said an IAS officer, who doesn’t wish to be named. ‘The issue raised by the protesters doesn’t have much merit. I personally wish that no change should be made, whether in pattern or date,’ said Prince Verma, an aspirant residing in Mukherjee Nagar area.
a hurry.
UPSC aspirants, who have been rigorously preparing for the exam to be held on 24 August, support the commission’s stand on the same. ‘I don’t want the preliminary exam to be postponed. The entire cycle would be disturbed. Already due to elections, the examination has been delayed. If UPSC wishes to make any change, let it be next year.
The CSAT, which some students are opposing, is not that difficult. UPSC should rather work on translation than change or postpone the exam,’ said Akrit Sagar, an aspirant residing in Karol Bagh area, one of the three coaching hubs for civil service examination.
The aspirants start preparing from early March for the examination. Sudden change in format would create unnecessary hurdle for them. ‘The examination shouldn’t be postponed. The English that is asked for is of class 10 level. If one aspires to be a civil servant, he should know that much. It would be shocking if there is a change in pattern. And, if CSAT is scrapped, then which parameter would be used for comparison,’ Neeru, another aspirant, said.
Those who have cleared CSAT before say that such examination is necessary. ‘If one wants to be a good administrator, one has to learn the English language. Yes, statistics indicate that the students from Hindi medium background are less successful in clearing the exam, but language is not the problem.
If prelims are such a problem, what will happen in the Mains which has a much higher standard than this,’ said an IAS officer, who doesn’t wish to be named. ‘The issue raised by the protesters doesn’t have much merit. I personally wish that no change should be made, whether in pattern or date,’ said Prince Verma, an aspirant residing in Mukherjee Nagar area.
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