UPSC CSAT row: Commission says scrapping of exam not possible
UPSC, informed scrapping at this stage would attract litigations as around 2 lakh admit cards had been distributed for the exam
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has informed the government that it is unable to scrap or postpone the CSAT 2014 examination and the that it will be held as scheduled on August 24.
Thousands of aspirants have been protesting against the changed pattern of the CSAT that allegedly favours English-speaking students.
According to a report, the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) had written a letter suggesting a host of measures to address the concerns of the students including postponing Preliminary Exam by a month or scrapping it completely.
The UPSC, in response to suggestions put forward by DoPT to address the grievances of the agitating students, said any change and postponement at this stage would attract litigations as around two lakh admit cards had been distributed for the exam.
Civil service aspirants on Wednesday night clashed with police and burnt down two buses and a police booth during their continued protest demanding scrapping of the aptitude test from the entrance examination, police said. Terming it a "conspiracy", former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad's son Tejashwi Yadav sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi's intervention in resolving the row.
The CSAT-II paper carries questions on comprehension, interpersonal skills, including communication skills, logical reasoning and analytical ability, decision-making and problem-solving, general mental ability, basic numeracy, and English language comprehension skills (of Class 10 level).
The aspirants have been objecting against the aptitude test and English language questions asked in the CSAT-II paper, claiming those were much above the standard prescribed for the examination.