UPSC Civil Sevices Exam: Varma led committee to decide over inclusion of C-SAT:Union Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Jitendra Singh said on Tuesday that a three-member committee has been set up under the chairmanship of Arvind Varma to offer its recommendations without further delay for a relook at the civil services examination pattern. The concerns include an alleged bias against Hindi-medium candidates.Singh also appealed to civil services aspirants agitating against the revised pattern and syllabus to end their indefinite fast.The report, now expected within a week or less, will be examined along with opinion of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), which conducts the examination, and a final decision taken by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) on the Civil Services Examination 2014.Singh met representatives of students on Tuesday and conveyed to them that the government was fully aware of their concerns and was making every effort to address their grievances in a judicious manner.The minister said the DoPT had advised the Arvind Verma panel to furnish the report without any delay. Regarding the other demands of the students related to the pattern and the dates of the exam, Singh said the government would take a view after receiving the opinion of the UPSC as well of as that of the committee.On Monday, ABVP activists had staged protests outside the UPSC office demanding scrapping of Civil Services Aptitude Tests (CSAT), saying such a pattern was putting Hindi language aspirants at a disadvantage. The Center has also asked UPSC to postpone the Civil Services preliminary exam scheduled for August 24.
Posted on: Fri, 18 Jul 2014 06:16:52 +0000