Making a statement in the Lok Sabha, minster of state for personnel Jitendra Singh also announced an extra attempt for all those who has appeared for the civil services exam in 2011, when the CSAT pattern was introduced. "Those who appeared for the exam in 2011 will get another attempt to appear in 2015," he said.
This is to take care of the disadvantage that the students may have faced on accound of sudden switch to the new CSAT pattern.
"The Civil Services exam plan has been a matter of debate for last several weeks. The government has treated the issue with all seriousness and sensitivity and heard all aspects. It has decided in the overall interest that the CSAT Paper II marks relating to English comprehension should not be included for gradation and merit of students in the Civil Services exam," declared Singh.
The government's solution evoked mixed responses. While the treasury benches welcomed it and BJP leader Jagdambika Pal thanked Singh for the relief announced for the aspirants, Samajwadi Party's Dharmendra Yadav rejected the solution and demanded scrapping of CSAT altogether. "We will continue our agitation over the issue. This half way solution will not work and we want a complete acceptance of our demands," he said.
Protest in Chandigarh (TOI Photo by Rohit Kundra)
Yadav was joined in his protest by RJD's Jai Prakash Narayan Yadav.
BJP member S S Ahluwalia also demanded clarity on the cases filed against the students agitating on the CSAT issue. "What happens to the cases pending against the agitating students...we want the government to clarify as their future is at stake," he asked.
The CSAT Paper II carried 80 questions, of which 8-9 related to English comprehension. These 8-9 question carried 22 marks, which will now not be counted in the overall tally for gradation.
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