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No change in civil prelims pattern aptitude test to stay Govt

The aptitude test will continue to be part of civil services preliminary examination and there is no change in the pattern as of now, it was officially stated here on Wednesday.
At the same time, the government said an expert committee will be constituted to take a holistic view of the aptitude test.
“An expert committee would be constituted to comprehensively examine various issues raised from time to time namely, eligibility, syllabus, scheme and pattern of civil services examination,” a statement issued on Wednesday by Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) said.
Till such time the government takes decision on the recommendation of the committee, the general studies Paper-II (Civil Services Aptitude Test or CSAT) in the civil services (preliminary) examination will remain a qualifying paper with a minimum qualifying marks fixed at 33 per cent, it said. Read More