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Topic: CSAT

Month after UPSC prelims results, aspirants want lower cut-off for aptitude test & eventual scrapping

Aspirants moved tribunal claiming civil services aptitude test included questions not part of syllabus. Saying it gives an edge to engineering graduates, they want it scrapped in coming years.

Are RSS-linked groups right in criticising UPSC selection process for favouring Indian elite?

RSS-linked body Shiksha Sanskriti Utthan Nyas has appealed to the Narendra Modi government to alter the UPSC selection process and make it accessible to all.

RSS wants to help Hindi UPSC aspirants, urges Modi govt to do away with aptitude test

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

To help Hindi UPSC aspirants, RSS wants to scrap aptitude test & change interview system

RSS has suggested that interviews in the civil service examination be replaced by a psychological test, along the lines of one held by the Army.

UPSC wants govt to remove mandatory aptitude test from civil service exam

CSAT or Paper II, introduced in 2011, has led to protests by some aspirants, who say it gives an advantage to those with English, maths & science backgrounds.

Justice AK Sikri turned down Commonwealth post. Here’s what he has lost out on

Legal experts say a post at CSAT is not financially rewarding but is considered prestigious professionally because the selection is so rigorous.

On Camera

India is the most compelling story of the present era. We mustn’t squander this opportunity

The current geopolitical situation arising out of the US-China trade war and our conflict with Pakistan can be leveraged to India’s advantage. How we do so will decide the future of India.

Northeast set for economic take-off with Rs 1.12 lakh cr in investment commitments from Tata, Reliance

Driving this wave of interest is the upcoming Rising North-East Investors Summit in New Delhi, organised by the Ministry for Development of the North Eastern Region.

Op Sindoor was trailer, says Rajnath, questions IMF bailout to Pakistan—’no less than terror funding’

Speaking at Bhuj Air Force Station in Gujarat, Singh praised the IAF’s role in Operation Sindoor and said India’s security doctrine had fundamentally shifted.

What is Asim Munir thinking?

Kashmir’s return to normalcy, for Pakistan Army Chief Gen Asim Munir, had to be reversed. Pahalgam wasn’t plotted in the week between the speech. It must have taken several weeks, if not months of planning.