‘UPSC row to be resolved in a week’
29 July 2014 6:40 AM IST
While commenting on the ongoing row over CSAT, union home minister Rajnath Singh said,‘The UPSC issue will be resolved within a week. Discussions are going on. Yesterday, I had a meeting to find a way out following a directive from the prime minister Narendra Modi ji.’
While elaborating more in the possible solution of the row, he said, ‘The report of the three-member government appointed committee, which is looking into the demands of the aspirants to change the pattern of the Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT) to give level-playing field to those coming from rural areas, will come soon.’
However, he avoided questions when asked whether the civil services preliminary examination, which is scheduled to be held on 24 August, will be postponed or not. The registration for this year examination was started on May 31 and it was ended on June 30 for the total posts of 1291 over various categories.
Sources said union home minister comment came after Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav wrote a letter to the prime minister demanding his immediate intervention in the UPSC row.
He mentioned that since a large number of Hindi medium students come from his state to appear for the UPSC exam every year, the Prime Minister should take the issue personally with a possible solution.
‘Large number of students from UP write UPSC examination and their primary language is Hindi. In CSAT, the question papers made available to aspirants in Hindi and other languages are being translated through a software due to which their actual meaning gets distorted and aspirants get confused,’ Yadav’s letter reads.
Earlier in the day, a 21-member delegation of aspirants that included National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) National President Rohit Chaudhary and General Secretary Mohit Sharma met Rahul Gandhi at his residence in Delhi to discuss the issue.
Gandhi has assured the delegation that the party will go to any extent to ensure justice to the aspirants. He has also promised to raise the issue with the concern people on a right platform.
While elaborating more in the possible solution of the row, he said, ‘The report of the three-member government appointed committee, which is looking into the demands of the aspirants to change the pattern of the Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT) to give level-playing field to those coming from rural areas, will come soon.’
However, he avoided questions when asked whether the civil services preliminary examination, which is scheduled to be held on 24 August, will be postponed or not. The registration for this year examination was started on May 31 and it was ended on June 30 for the total posts of 1291 over various categories.
Sources said union home minister comment came after Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav wrote a letter to the prime minister demanding his immediate intervention in the UPSC row.
He mentioned that since a large number of Hindi medium students come from his state to appear for the UPSC exam every year, the Prime Minister should take the issue personally with a possible solution.
‘Large number of students from UP write UPSC examination and their primary language is Hindi. In CSAT, the question papers made available to aspirants in Hindi and other languages are being translated through a software due to which their actual meaning gets distorted and aspirants get confused,’ Yadav’s letter reads.
Earlier in the day, a 21-member delegation of aspirants that included National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) National President Rohit Chaudhary and General Secretary Mohit Sharma met Rahul Gandhi at his residence in Delhi to discuss the issue.
Gandhi has assured the delegation that the party will go to any extent to ensure justice to the aspirants. He has also promised to raise the issue with the concern people on a right platform.
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