Civil Services Aptitude Test

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  Forest Officer Shares Golden Tips To Crack UPSC Prelims: ''Even IITians Are Failing''

  In a Twitter thread, he urged students to start working hard to conquer 'prelims' which are the most unpredictable and difficult stage of the UPSC exam.

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  CAT Told To Expeditiously Decide On Reduction Of Cut-Off Marks For UPSC's CSAT Exam

  The Delhi High Court asked the Central Administrative Tribunal to expeditiously decide a plea seeking reduction of cut off marks from 33 per cent to 23 per cent for qualifying part 2 of the Civil Services Aptitude Test conducted by the UPSC.

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  Demand For 'Compensatory Attempts' For UPSC's 'CSAT Victims'

  The protesters said, because of the introduction of Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT) in 2011, which continued till 2014, they have lost four precious attempts.

• Opposition Unites Over UPSC Row, Some Seek Statement from PM Modi

  The Opposition seems to have united against the government on the row over the Civil Service Aptitude Test or CSAT exams in the civil service preliminary examinations.

• CSAT Agitation Gathers Steam, Government Decision a Let-down, Say Protesters

  The government's effort to address the controversial issue of aptitude tests in the Civil Service preliminary examinations, instead of quelling the protests by UPSC aspirants, has only served to intensify the agitation.

• English Out. Government Gives In on Civil Services Exam (CSAT)

  In what will come as a major relief for hundreds of civil services aspirants protesting against a controversial aptitude test in the preliminary examinations, the government today said that marks for English language skills "shouldn't be included for gradation or merit."

• UPSC Exam Row: Time Running Out For a Cornered Government?

  A cornered government is battling growing protests over a controversial Civil Services Aptitude Test conducted by the Union Public Service Commission or UPSC.

• UPSC Exam Row: MP Pappu Yadav Throws Paper Bits At Speaker

  Bihar lawmaker Pappu Yadav threw bits of paper today at the Lok Sabha Speaker during protests over a controversial Civil Services aptitude test conducted by the Union Public Service Commission or UPSC. Opposition parties were protesting against a panel report that has reportedly advised the government against making any changes to the test format ...

• Civil Services Exam: Where Steel Plants and Tablets are Lost in Translation

  At the centre of the crisis is the CSAT or the Civil Service Aptitude Test, introduced in 2011.

• As Protests Intensify, Government Asks UPSC Aspirants to be Patient

  As hundreds of UPSC aspirants held noisy protests on Friday, the Narendra Modi government appealed them to be "patient" about their demand for scrapping the Civil Service Aptitude Test (CSAT) and said "no injustice" will be done to them.

• Government Assures Students Protesting 'English Bias' in Civil Services Exam

  The government today assured that there would be "no discrimination based on language" as large crowds of civil service aspirants protested in Delhi against an aptitude test they believe gives an unfair advantage to English-speaking students.

• 'No Discrimination', Says Government Amid Protests Against 'Language Bias' in Civil Service Exams

  Hundreds of civil service aspirants are protesting in Delhi over an aptitude test that they believe gives an unfair advantage to students who have studied in English.

• UPSC Row: Students Clash with Police in North Delhi, Pelt Stones

  Hundreds of civil service aspirants on Thursday night clashed with the police in North Delhi's Mukherjee Nagar, reportedly upset over the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) issuing admit cards for the preliminary examination scheduled next month.

• Civil Service Aspirants Protest Outside Home Minister Rajnath Singh's House

  Scores of civil services aspirants staged a protest today outside the residence of Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, demanding the scrapping of the Civil Services Aptitude Tests (C-SAT).

• Aptitude test to replace prelims in Civil Services exam

  In a significant move, government has agreed to a proposal to introduce Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT) in place of Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination."The Government has approved the proposal for introduction of Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT) in place of Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination," Minister of State for Personnel, Pub...