Last Updated: Thursday, March 21, 2013, 14:18
The government on Thursday made English optional for those seeking to get into the Indian Administrative Service.
Last Updated: Sunday, March 17, 2013, 12:20
The govt is mulling doing away with compulsory English language examination at mains level in the prestigious civil services test conducted by UPSC.
Last Updated: Friday, March 15, 2013, 15:34
The government Friday put on hold a controversial notification making proficiency in English a requirement for aspirants of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) as most Lok Sabha members opposed it.
Last Updated: Friday, March 15, 2013, 12:42
The UPSC should focus on selecting candidates on the basis of their intellectual capabilities and interests as that will only create candidates having maximum capabilities, the MP CM said.
Last Updated: Friday, March 15, 2013, 12:15
Question Hour was washed out in Lok Sabha on Friday as the House witnessed two adjournments after uproar over "neglect" of Hindi and other regional languages in the Union Public Service Commission examinations.
Last Updated: Friday, March 15, 2013, 00:20
Narendra Modi described the recent changes in UPSC exam pattern as "a language bias" against Gujarati.
Last Updated: Wednesday, March 13, 2013, 20:58
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Wednesday said they appeared "to be calculated to bias the system against Civil Service aspirants from non-Hindi speaking regions".
Last Updated: Tuesday, March 12, 2013, 13:33
Key UPA ally DMK on Tuesday joined a host of parties in opposing a UPSC notification for scrapping of regional language paper.
Last Updated: Monday, March 11, 2013, 15:02
BJP has opposed the scrapping of regional language paper in the Union Public Service Commission examination and is likely to take up this issue firmly with the Centre shortly.
Last Updated: Sunday, March 10, 2013, 22:41
Raj Thackeray appealed the MPs from Maharashtra to oppose the scrapping of regional language paper in Union Public Service Commission examination.
Last Updated: Saturday, March 9, 2013, 21:41
ABVP has opposed changes in the mains examination pattern of civil services, claiming the inclusion of compulsory English paper will virtually block entry of Hindi medium students to elite services.
Last Updated: Saturday, March 9, 2013, 16:54
Shivraj Singh Chouhan has appealed to PM Manmohan Singh to discontinue the practice followed by the UPSC, wherein marks scored by civil services aspirants in English are taken into consideration before arriving at the final tally.
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