UPSC aspirants continue with protest

Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) aspirants  continue their protest in demand of scrapping the newly announced scheme of CSAT in the examination pattern, which is obstructing the Hindi medium students from getting selected.

Student from Mukherjee Nagar protest area Rahul Rajput told ANI, "We are protesting from June 27 against the discrimination done to Hindi medium students by UPSC. The government had assured us that CSAT will be scrapped, but on Thursday they issued admit cards after which students were fueled further to protest against it."

Mohammad Ali, a student staying in Mukherjee Nagar from last two years to prepare for UPSC exams said, "In the last two years there have been major changes in the pattern of UPSC exams. According to which the pass percentage of Hindi medium and other regional languages have been brought down."

"We have requested the government just to remove the CSAT, which is hindering the Hindi medium students from getting selecting," he added.

Students have been protesting against the exam saying there is a need to change the second paper as it makes it difficult for people coming from rural areas of Hindi-speaking states to crack the exam.

The students argue that the questions asked in language comprehension skills are asked in English and no Hindi translations are provided. They want this to be changed.

However, earlier this month Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh made a statement in the Lok Sabha and assured that no candidate will be discriminated on the basis of language. But, Members of Parliament (MPs) belonging to Uttar and Bihar rejected his statement and demanded a discussion on it.