NEW DELHI:
The aptitude test will continue to be part of civil services preliminary examination and there is no change in the pattern as of now, it was officially stated here today.
At the same time, Government said an expert committee will be constituted to take a holistic view of the aptitude test.
“An expert committee would be constituted to comprehensively examine various issues raised from time to time namely, eligibility, syllabus, scheme and pattern of civil services examination,” a statement issued today by Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) said.
Till such time the Government takes decision on the recommendation of the committee, the general studies Paper-II (Civil Services Aptitude Test or CSAT) in the civil services (preliminary) examination will remain a qualifying paper with a minimum qualifying marks fixed at 33 per cent, it said.
“The English language comprehension skill portion from general studies Paper-II of civil services (preliminary) examination will continue to remain excluded,” the DoPT said.
A controversy had erupted in July last year over the pattern of civil services examination conducted by the Union Public Services Commission(UPSC) as students demanding change in CSAT or Paper II had took to the streets in protest.
The students had claimed that mandatory English language and other questions asked in the paper put aspirants from rural areas or with Hindi background at a disadvantage. (AGENCIES)
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