UPSC Exam: Aspirants allege CSAT paper bias, seek removal and extra attempt for Covid batch
1 year, 8 months ago

UPSC Exam: Aspirants allege CSAT paper bias, seek removal and extra attempt for Covid batch

India TV News  

UPSC CSE Exam: A group of UPSC aspirants sought redressal of their grievances from the Commission alleging unfair treatment in the civil services exam particularly the Civil Services Aptitude Test paper from the preliminary examination. These students pleaded unfair treatment faced by aspirants from Hindi and vernacular language backgrounds and demanded removal of CSAT from the preliminary examination. During a press conference held in the Press Club Of India, on July 10, UPSC aspirants raised concern stating that the CSAT provides benefits to those candidates who belong to mathematics or technical background, specially IITand CAT aspirants. The students demanded UPSC to revise the qualifying criteria for the UPSC-CSE CSAT 2023 examination, and the removal of the CSAT paper.

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New website for Civil Services Examination prelims registration has errors: applicants
1 month, 3 weeks ago

New website for Civil Services Examination prelims registration has errors: applicants

The Hindu  

Spelling mistakes and failure to generate one-time passwords are among several glitches reported by applicants applying online for the preliminary Civil Services Examination 2025 to be conducted by the Union Public Service Commission in May. Months after the alleged scam by sacked Indian Administrative Service probationer Puja Khedkar, who forged documents to clear the exams, the UPSC introduced changes. Glitches …

UPSC 2025: Registration for CSE and IFS begins at upsconline.nic.in for 1129 vacancies; check 6-steps to apply here
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2 months ago

UPSC 2025: Registration for CSE and IFS begins at upsconline.nic.in for 1129 vacancies; check 6-steps to apply here

Live Mint  

UPSC 2025: The Union Public Service Commission on Wednesday published the notification for the Civil Services Exam and Indian Forest Service Exam for the year 2025. The registration window opened on January 22 and the online application portal closes on February 11, 2025, at 6:00 pm. Candidates need to follow the below mentioned steps to apply for the UPSC Civil …

UPSC answer key: SC appoints amicus to examine plea on disclosure of answer keys, marks of civil service exam
2 months, 1 week ago

UPSC answer key: SC appoints amicus to examine plea on disclosure of answer keys, marks of civil service exam

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court has appointed an amicus curiae to assist it on a plea of civil service aspirants, seeking direction to the UPSC for disclosure of the answer keys, cut-off marks and marks of the candidates appearing in civil service examination. The UPSC in almost all the previous examinations, including the Civil Services Examination of 2023, has maintained that the …

What the new UPSC question paper pattern is all about
2 months, 1 week ago

What the new UPSC question paper pattern is all about

The Hindu  

The Union Public Service Commission Civil Services Exam, one of India’s toughest exams, has changed over time with the focus now being on testing thinking skills rather than just memory. In 2011, a major change occurred when the Optional paper in the Preliminary Exam was replaced by the Civil Services Aptitude Test, which focused on reasoning and problem-solving. In the …

UPSC prelims exam held in Coimbatore
9 months, 1 week ago

UPSC prelims exam held in Coimbatore

The Hindu  

Of the 7,332 candidates who had registered for the Union Public Service Commission - Civil Services Examination in Coimbatore district this year, 4,411 appeared for the forenoon session and 4,386 for the afternoon session. The afternoon session featured the General Studies-II Civil Services Aptitude Test from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and had 2,946 absentees. General Studies-II, with its focus …

Civil Services Exam 2023: Delhi High Court Dismisses Plea Seeking 10% Reduction In CSAT Cut-Off
1 year, 6 months ago

Civil Services Exam 2023: Delhi High Court Dismisses Plea Seeking 10% Reduction In CSAT Cut-Off

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has dismissed a plea challenging the order of Central Administrative Tribunal which refused to order reduction in cut off for Civil Services Aptitude Test 2023 from 33% to 23%. v. State of Bihar & Ors.,, the division bench of Justice V. Kameshwar Rao and Justice Anoop Kumar Mendriatta said, “The Tribunal had rightly observed that the …

Plea In Delhi High Court Challenges Prelims Of UPSC Civil Services Exam 2023, Seeks Fresh Exam
1 year, 9 months ago

Plea In Delhi High Court Challenges Prelims Of UPSC Civil Services Exam 2023, Seeks Fresh Exam

Live Law  

A plea has been moved before the Delhi High Court challenging the preliminary examination of Civil Services Examination 2023 which was held by Union Public Service Commission last month.Filed by Advocate Rajeev Kumar Dubey, the plea has been moved by 17 civil services aspirants. The plea A plea has been moved before the Delhi High Court challenging the preliminary examination …

UPSC Civil Services 2023: Plea In Delhi High Court Challenges Central Administrative Tribunal's Refusal To Stay Prelims Result
1 year, 9 months ago

UPSC Civil Services 2023: Plea In Delhi High Court Challenges Central Administrative Tribunal's Refusal To Stay Prelims Result

Live Law  

A petition has been filed before the Delhi High Court challenging Central Administrative Tribunal 's refusal to grant interim relief in the plea seeking reduction in the cut off from 33% to 23% for qualifying Part II exam of 2023 Civil Services Examination conducted by UPSC last month. Background Alleging that the difficulty level of the questions was similar to …

UPSC Rejects Arunachal Government's Plea To Conduct Recruitment Exams
1 year, 10 months ago

UPSC Rejects Arunachal Government's Plea To Conduct Recruitment Exams

News 18  

The Union Public Service Commission has rejected the request of the Arunachal Pradesh government to conduct exams for Group A and B posts in the northeastern state, an official said on Wednesday. The state government had requested the UPSC to conduct the exams as per the recruitment-related policy of the state for the vacant Group A and B posts, till …

UPSC Extra Attempt Case A Tale of years of struggles of aspirants
2 years, 3 months ago

UPSC Extra Attempt Case A Tale of years of struggles of aspirants

ABP News  

The Delhi Police Tuesday detained students who were protesting in the Old Rajinder Nagar area demanding an extra attempt to clear the Union Public Service Commission exam. We just need a compensatory extra attempt to appear in the exam, which we were denied due to the Covid pandemic.” He added: “The Supreme Court in the Abhishek Anand Sinha case has …

UPSC CSE 2022 Mains Schedule Out at upsc.gov.in, Exam from September 16
2 years, 7 months ago

UPSC CSE 2022 Mains Schedule Out at upsc.gov.in, Exam from September 16

News 18  

The Union Public Service Commission has released the schedule of the civil service mains exam 2022. Those who have cleared the preliminary round of UPSC CSE 2022 are eligible to sit for the mains exam. UPSC CSE Mains 2022: Exam Schedule September 16 — Paper I essay September 17 — General studies papers I and II September 18 — General …

UPSC Extra attempt: Centre opposes plea for extra attempt in SC, say will lead to similar requests for other exams
3 years ago

UPSC Extra attempt: Centre opposes plea for extra attempt in SC, say will lead to similar requests for other exams

India Today  

A plea by UPSC aspirants in the Supreme Court that sought an extra attempt to appear in the UPSC Mains exam who were unable to appear for the exam due to contracting Covid-19, was opposed by the central government, which said that admitting such a petition might lead to similar demands regarding other examinations that were conducted across the country. …

No additional attempt in civil services exam, Centre tells SC
3 years ago

No additional attempt in civil services exam, Centre tells SC

The Hindu  

The Department of Personnel and Training on Friday informed the Supreme Court that it will not be feasible to give another chance at the civil services main examination to aspirants who fell sick with COVID-19 when the exam was held in January. The matter has been considered and it has not been found feasible to change the existing provisions regarding …

No Provision For Re-Examination For Civil Service Aspirants Failing To Appear In Mains Due To COVID : UPSC Tells Supreme Court
3 years ago

No Provision For Re-Examination For Civil Service Aspirants Failing To Appear In Mains Due To COVID : UPSC Tells Supreme Court

Live Law  

Responding to a plea by civil service aspirants seeking extra chance in Mains exam as they could not appear for the same due to COVID-related issues, the Union Public Service Commission's has told the Supreme Court that there is no provision for holding re-examination in case a candidate fails to appear in the examination on the scheduled date for any …

3 UPSC aspirants seek extra attempt from SC as they missed mains exam due to Covid-19
3 years ago

3 UPSC aspirants seek extra attempt from SC as they missed mains exam due to Covid-19

India Today  

Seeking an extra attempt to appear in the exams, three candidates who had cleared UPSC 2021 prelims exam but were not able to appear for all the papers of last month's main exams as they tested positive for Covid-19 approached the Supreme Court. Arguments put forward by petitioners The petitioner's lawyer further informed the bench that the UPSC mains examination …

UPSC Civil Services Aspirants Who Move Supreme Court, Seek Extra Attempt
3 years ago

UPSC Civil Services Aspirants Who Move Supreme Court, Seek Extra Attempt

News 18  

A group of three civil services aspirants has moved Supreme Court seeking an extra attempt at the civil services exam. Claiming lack of any mechanism from UPSC to allow Covid-19 positive aspirants to take exam, candidates want Court to intervene and allow them an extra attempt to take the papers they have missed. The plea said the petitioners could not …

Why Are UPSC Aspirants Demanding Another Attempts at Civil Services Exam?
3 years, 4 months ago

Why Are UPSC Aspirants Demanding Another Attempts at Civil Services Exam?

News 18  

Once again thousands of Union Public Service Commission Civil Services Examination aspirants have come together to raise their demands to either increase the age limit or increase the number of attempts for the UPSC civil services exams, as they claim that the pandemic has affected their preparations. Read | After 4 Failed Attempts, Andhra’s Rallapalli Jagath Sai Gets Rank 32 …

UPSC Aspirants Demand Extra Attempt at Civil Services Exam
3 years, 5 months ago

UPSC Aspirants Demand Extra Attempt at Civil Services Exam

News 18  

Hundreds of UPSC aspirants gathered at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar on Wednesday to demand an extra attempt at taking the civil services exam, reasoning that the Covid-19 pandemic impacted their preparations. Therefore, we support the demands of several UPSC candidates to get an extra attempt,” tweeted Yuva Halla Bol, a verified Twitter account which calls itself the “biggest voice” against employment …

Civil Services Exams : COVID No Ground To Relax Condition To Submit Degree Certificate On Specified Date, UPSC Tells Supreme Court
3 years, 8 months ago

Civil Services Exams : COVID No Ground To Relax Condition To Submit Degree Certificate On Specified Date, UPSC Tells Supreme Court

Live Law  

Today, a Bench headed by Justice AM Khanwilkar adjourned the hearing of the matter to next week, i.e. Furthermore, it is a "highly competitive exam, wherein inclusion of one candidate would automatically result in the exclusion of another candidate and as such, the eligibility conditions as per, the instructions in the Examination Rules/ "Conditions of eligibility cannot be relaxed for …

UPSC Civil Services Aspirants Move Supreme Court, Seek Extra Attempt
3 years, 10 months ago

UPSC Civil Services Aspirants Move Supreme Court, Seek Extra Attempt

News 18  

A group of candidates has filed a petition in the Supreme Court seeking extra attempt or their civil services exams. The petitioners claim that they could not appear in UPSC civil services exam held in October 2020 due to COVID-19 led restrictions imposed in their areas. Earlier, the SC had dismissed a similar petition seeking an extra attempt for UPSC …

UPSC Aspirants Move Supreme Court Seeking Extra Chance In Civil Services Exam Citing COVID-19 Pandemic
3 years, 10 months ago

UPSC Aspirants Move Supreme Court Seeking Extra Chance In Civil Services Exam Citing COVID-19 Pandemic

Live Law  

A group of twenty-eight civil services aspirants, who could not appear in the UPSC exam held in October 2020, have approached the Supreme Court by filing a writ petition seeking an extra attempt this year. These are candidates who had the last attempt in 2020 but could not appear in the exams held in October 2020 due to "exceptional circumstances" …

UPSC Civil Service 2021 Postponed, to be Held on October 10
3 years, 10 months ago

UPSC Civil Service 2021 Postponed, to be Held on October 10

News 18  

The Union Public Service Commission has postponed the Civil Services preliminary exam 2021. “Due to the prevailing conditions caused by the Novel Corona Virus, the Union Public Service Commission has deferred the Civil Services Examination, 2021, which was scheduled to be held on 27th June, 2021. UPSC Civil Services Examination 2021 has notified 712 vacancies including 22 vacancies for Persons …

UPSC CSE 2020 Main Result Declared, DAF-II for Interview from March 25
4 years ago

UPSC CSE 2020 Main Result Declared, DAF-II for Interview from March 25

News 18  

The Union Public Service Commission declared the result of the Civil Services Examination Main 2020 held from January 8 to 17 at its official website, upsc.gov.in.Now, the shortlisted candidates will have to appear for a personality test or interview round. While the dates of PT are not yet out, it will be held in the Office of the Union Public …

Not in Favour of Granting Extra Chance to UPSC Aspirants Who Missed Exam Due to Covid-19: Centre to SC
4 years, 2 months ago

Not in Favour of Granting Extra Chance to UPSC Aspirants Who Missed Exam Due to Covid-19: Centre to SC

News 18  

New Delhi: The Centre on Friday told the Supreme Court that it was not in favour of granting one more opportunity to those civil services aspirants who could not appear in their last attempt in the exams conducted by the UPSC last year due to the pandemic situation. A bench headed by Justice A M Khanwilkar took note of the …

'Not Agreeable To Giving Extra Chance To Civil Service Aspirants In UPSC Exams': Centre Informs Supreme Court
4 years, 2 months ago

'Not Agreeable To Giving Extra Chance To Civil Service Aspirants In UPSC Exams': Centre Informs Supreme Court

Live Law  

submittedto the Supreme Court on Friday in a plea seeking for an extra chance for civil service aspirants in giving UPSC exams on account of the difficulties that may have arisen due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On September 30, the Supreme Court had directed the Central Government and the Union Public Service Commission to consider granting an extra chance to …

Grant Of Extra Chance For UPSC Aspirants In Civil Service Exams Under Consideration Of Centre, Solicitor General Tells Supreme Court
4 years, 3 months ago

Grant Of Extra Chance For UPSC Aspirants In Civil Service Exams Under Consideration Of Centre, Solicitor General Tells Supreme Court

Live Law  

The issue regarding grant of extra chance for UPSC aspirants in civil service exams is under the "active consideration" of the Central Government and the Union Public Services Commission, submitted the Solicitor General of India before the Supreme Court on Friday. On September 30, the Supreme Court had directed the Central Government and the Union Public Service Commission to consider …

UPSC Civil Services Prelims 2020: Check out UPSC Prelims question paper here
4 years, 5 months ago

UPSC Civil Services Prelims 2020: Check out UPSC Prelims question paper here

India Today  

UPSC Civil Services Prelims 2020: The UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination, 2020 is being held today, October 4 amid Covid-19 pandemic. More than 10 lakh candidates have registered for the UPSC Civil Services exam 2020 across the country. We spoke to a few students about the UPSC Civil Services paper analysis and most of them said that the Science and …

All Necessary Precautions Will be Taken, Says SC, Refuses to Postpone Civil Services Exam Due to Covid-19
4 years, 5 months ago

All Necessary Precautions Will be Taken, Says SC, Refuses to Postpone Civil Services Exam Due to Covid-19

News 18  

The Supreme Court Wednesday refused to postpone UPSC civil services preliminary exam, to be held on October 4, because of COVID-19 pandemic and floods in several parts of the country. The bench was hearing a plea seeking postponement of the Civil Services Exam for two to three months, so that the flood/ incessant rains recede and the COVID-19 curve flattens. …

[Breaking] UPSC Civil Service Examination Cannot Be Postponed, SC Directs UPSC To Consider An Extra Attempt To Last Chance Candidate
4 years, 5 months ago

[Breaking] UPSC Civil Service Examination Cannot Be Postponed, SC Directs UPSC To Consider An Extra Attempt To Last Chance Candidate

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed the plea seeking for postponement of the Union Public Service Examination 2020 in wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.The exam is scheduled for October 4, 2020. The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed the plea seeking for postponement of the Union Public Service Examination 2020 in wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. A bench of Justices AM …

UPSC Objects Plea Seeking Postponement Of Civil Service Exam, SC Asks UPSC To Affidavit
4 years, 6 months ago

UPSC Objects Plea Seeking Postponement Of Civil Service Exam, SC Asks UPSC To Affidavit

Live Law  

Supreme Court will now hear the plea seeking for postponement of the upcoming Civil Services Examination, 2020 on Wednesday, that is, 30th September. The plea has been filed by 20 UPSC aspirants through Advocate Alakh Alok Srivastava against conducting of the Civil Services Examination 2020, on October 4. The Petitioners therefore seek postponement of the Civil Services Exam for 2 …

UPSC Civil Services exam 2020: Impossible to further delay exam, UPSC tells SC
4 years, 6 months ago

UPSC Civil Services exam 2020: Impossible to further delay exam, UPSC tells SC

India Today  

The UPSC civil service aspirants have filed a plea seeking postponement of the exams scheduled to be held from October 4 at the Supreme Court. UPSC civil services exam 2020: What does the plea say? As per the plea, the UPSC civil services exam is a seven hours long exam, which will be taken by around six lakh aspirants across …

UPSC prelims 2020 postponement plea to be heard by SC
4 years, 6 months ago

UPSC prelims 2020 postponement plea to be heard by SC

India Today  

UPSC civil service postponement of prelims exams 2020: The Supreme Court has received a plea to postpone the Union Public Service Commission exam this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Number of UPSC aspirants taking exam According to the plea this seven hours long Offline exam, will be taken by approximately six lakh aspirants at test centres in 72 cities …

No plan to drop civil services aptitude test (CSAT) from civil services examination: Govt
4 years, 6 months ago

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

India TV News  

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

UPSC Civil Services Result 2019: Marks to be released next month @ upsc.gov.in
4 years, 7 months ago

UPSC Civil Services Result 2019: Marks to be released next month @ upsc.gov.in

India Today  

UPSC Civil Services Result: TThe marks of the UPSC Civil Services Exam 2019 will be released next month by the Union Public Service Commission. Meanwhile, UPSC Civil Services Result 2019 was announced on August 4 on its official website. UPSC Civil Services Result 2019: Here's how to check marks online @ upsc.gov.in Log on to the official website of UPSC: …

UPSC to Declare Marks of Civil Services Exam 2019 after September 7
4 years, 7 months ago

UPSC to Declare Marks of Civil Services Exam 2019 after September 7

News 18  

The Union Public Service Commission will disclose marks of candidates who appeared for Civil Services Exam 2019 after September 7. Earlier, the marksheets were expected to be released on August 19, as the UPSC had in the CSE 2019 result document said, “Marks will be available on the website within 15 days from the date of declaration of Result.” Check …

UPSC Civil Service IAS Prelims Result 2019 declared: Direct link to check your score at upsc.gov.in
5 years, 8 months ago

UPSC Civil Service IAS Prelims Result 2019 declared: Direct link to check your score at upsc.gov.in

India TV News  

UPSC Civil Service IAS Prelims Result 2019 declared; Direct link to check your score at upsc.gov.in UPSC Civil Service IAS Prelims Result 2019 | How to check UPSC IAS 2019 Result: The Union Public Service Commission has announced the results of the UPSC Preliminary examination 2019 at the official website -- upsc.gov.in. Step 2: Click on 'UPSC Civil Services Prelims …

UPSC Civil Service IAS Prelims Result 2019 to be released next week; Check details about cut-offs, direct link
5 years, 8 months ago

UPSC Civil Service IAS Prelims Result 2019 to be released next week; Check details about cut-offs, direct link

India TV News  

UPSC Civil Service IAS Prelims Result 2019 to be released next week; Check details about cut-offs, direct link The Union Public Service Commission is expected to announce the results of UPSC Civil Service IAS Prelims 2019 next week. They will be recruited for various Civil Services of the Government of India, Indian Administrative Service, Indian Foreign Service, Indian Police Service …

UPSC Civil Services Prelims Exam 2019: Unpredictable paper with difficult questions
5 years, 9 months ago

UPSC Civil Services Prelims Exam 2019: Unpredictable paper with difficult questions

India Today  

The Union Public Service Commission conducted the Civil Services Preliminary Exam 2019 on June 2 at various centres across the country. Conceptual questions were difficult as options were close to each other making guess work quite difficult. Questions distribution: Current Affairs 55 History 12 Geography 4 Indian Polity 7 Indian Economy 9 Science and Tech 5 Environment 7 Disclaimer: All …

UPSC Civil Services Prelims 2019 paper 2 analysis: Moderately difficult exam, says expert
5 years, 9 months ago

UPSC Civil Services Prelims 2019 paper 2 analysis: Moderately difficult exam, says expert

India Today  

The Union Public Service Commission, UPSC conducted the Civil Services Examination 2019 prelims on June 2. Detailed analysis is given in the table given below: Subjects Topics Number of Questions Reasoning Analytical Reasoning 14 Coding Decoding, Cubes 3 Syllogism 1 Sequence and Series 4 Directions & Blood Relations 2 Quant Numbers / Fractions 10 Profit-Loss-Discount, S.I-C. I 1 Averages / …

UPSC Civil Services aspirants who fail interview round might get government job
6 years, 1 month ago

UPSC Civil Services aspirants who fail interview round might get government job

India Today  

The Union Public Service Commission chairman Arvind Saxena has recently recommended the central government and ministries to recruit people who fail in the interview round in Civil Services and other examinations. "We have proposed to the central government and the ministries to recruit people from the list of candidates who make it to the interview stage in civil services and …

UPSC Aspirants Move SC Seeking An Extra Attempt After Losing Out To CSAT [Read Petition]
7 years, 3 months ago

UPSC Aspirants Move SC Seeking An Extra Attempt After Losing Out To CSAT [Read Petition]

Live Law  

As many as 15 UPSC aspirants have moved the Supreme Court seeking an extra attempt at the prestigious examination for them and other similarly-placed candidates, who, they said, have lost precious attempts due to the introduction of Civil Services Aptitude Test in year 2011, which was ‘discriminatory against candidates belonging to the Hindi and other regional language. As many as …

UPSC Aspirants Move SC Seeking An Extra Attempt After Losing Out To CSAT [Read Petition]
7 years, 3 months ago

UPSC Aspirants Move SC Seeking An Extra Attempt After Losing Out To CSAT [Read Petition]

Live Law  

As many as 15 UPSC aspirants have moved the Supreme Court seeking an extra attempt at the prestigious examination for them and other similarly-placed candidates, who, they said, have lost precious attempts due to the introduction of Civil Services Aptitude Test in year 2011, which was ‘discriminatory against candidates belonging to the Hindi and other regional language. As many as …

UPSC refers Baswan panel report on civil services exam to DoPT
8 years, 6 months ago

UPSC refers Baswan panel report on civil services exam to DoPT

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The Union Public Service Commission has referred the report of Baswan committee, that has suggested changes in civil services exam pattern, to the government for final decision. The committee is understood to have recommended reduction in upper age limit of 32 years to appear in the civil services exam, they said. Lakhs of aspirants appear in the examination …

No change in UPSC prelims pattern; aptitude test to stay: Govt
9 years, 10 months ago

No change in UPSC prelims pattern; aptitude test to stay: Govt

Live Mint  

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 in New Delhi on Wednesday. “The English language comprehension skill portion from general studies Paper-II of civil services examination will continue to remain excluded,” the DoPT said. However, various students …

UPSC has decided to delay the civil services exam result for 2014-15-India TV News
10 years ago

UPSC has decided to delay the civil services exam result for 2014-15-India TV News

India TV News  

New Delhi: Union Public Services Commission has decided to delay the civil services exam result for 2014-15 after the Supreme Court‘s decision to scrap the Jat reservation. This is the second of the three-tier civil services examination to recruit bureaucrats for key civil services including the IAS and the IPS. Around 20,000 students take the final examination of the Union …

English marks not be included for gradation: UPSC to aspirants
10 years, 7 months ago

English marks not be included for gradation: UPSC to aspirants

India TV News  

New Delhi: The marks of English Language Comprehension Skills, asked in second paper of civil services examination, will not be included for gradation, the government said today. “The union government has decided that for the civil services examination, 2014 to be held on August 24, this section on English Language Comprehension Skills will not count for gradation or merit,” it …

Civil service aspirants to protest outside BJP headquarter
10 years, 7 months ago

Civil service aspirants to protest outside BJP headquarter

India TV News  

New Delhi: Soon after the government indicated its stand that there will be no more further changes in the civil services examination pattern, protesting students said that they will demonstrate outside the Bharatiya Janata Party headquarter at Ashok Road in the nation capital today. Sources said that some opposition MPs may join the protesting students today.On Monday, the government had …

UPSC exam row: Protests continue in parliament, on streets
10 years, 7 months ago

UPSC exam row: Protests continue in parliament, on streets

India TV News  

New Delhi: Protests over the Civil Services Aptitude Test continued to rage in parliament as well as on the streets Tuesday, a day after the government assurance that the marks for English language comprehension skills will not be included in preparing the merit list. While the protesting aspirants said they will settle for nothing less than the scrapping of the …

AAP demands postponement of UPSC exam
10 years, 7 months ago

AAP demands postponement of UPSC exam

India TV News  

New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party 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 students' career at stake, the Aam Aadmi Party appeals to the central government to announce some emergency measures for immediate relief, keeping the current situation …

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