<p>Scores of NSUI activists today staged a protest outside the residence of Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, demanding scrapping of Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT).<br /><br /></p>.<p>They also shouted slogans against the alleged police action against civil services aspirants who were holding a demonstration on Wednesday evening in Nehru Vihar area of north Delhi.<br /><br />The protesters led by NSUI's general secretary Mohit Sharma gathered around 9.30 AM outside the Minister's house and raised slogans against the UPSC and BJP-led central government.<br /><br />"Hundreds of students were severely injured in the protests and many were taken in custody.<br /><br />"We immediately demand the release of the students and strict action against the erring police officials," Amrish Ranjan Pandey, national Spokesperson of NSUI, said.<br />Pandey said that NSUI condemned the use of force against the "innocent protesters".<br /><br />"Students have been protesting for over 25 days, but Government is doing nothing. For the welfare of students, UPSC should immediately scrap CSAT," he added.<br />As a large number of protesters started gathering, police erected barricades outside the residence of the Union Minister.<br /><br />Police also detained some protesters and took them to Parliament Street Police Station.<br /><br />The students have been demanding that the pattern of CSAT be changed to give level-playing field to those coming from rural areas.<br /><br />There are two compulsory papers of 200 marks each in the preliminary examination. These papers are also known as CSAT I and CSAT II.<br /><br />The CSAT-II paper carries questions on comprehension, interpersonal skills including communication skills, logical reasoning and analytical ability, decision-making and problem- solving, general mental ability, basic numeracy, and English language comprehension skills (of Class X level).<br /><br />Students have been objecting to the level of aptitude and English language questions being asked in the examination claiming they are much above the standard prescribed for the examination.<br /><br />The civil services examination is conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) in three stages--preliminary, main, and interview--to choose candidates for Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS) and Indian Police Service (IPS) among others.</p>
<p>Scores of NSUI activists today staged a protest outside the residence of Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, demanding scrapping of Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT).<br /><br /></p>.<p>They also shouted slogans against the alleged police action against civil services aspirants who were holding a demonstration on Wednesday evening in Nehru Vihar area of north Delhi.<br /><br />The protesters led by NSUI's general secretary Mohit Sharma gathered around 9.30 AM outside the Minister's house and raised slogans against the UPSC and BJP-led central government.<br /><br />"Hundreds of students were severely injured in the protests and many were taken in custody.<br /><br />"We immediately demand the release of the students and strict action against the erring police officials," Amrish Ranjan Pandey, national Spokesperson of NSUI, said.<br />Pandey said that NSUI condemned the use of force against the "innocent protesters".<br /><br />"Students have been protesting for over 25 days, but Government is doing nothing. For the welfare of students, UPSC should immediately scrap CSAT," he added.<br />As a large number of protesters started gathering, police erected barricades outside the residence of the Union Minister.<br /><br />Police also detained some protesters and took them to Parliament Street Police Station.<br /><br />The students have been demanding that the pattern of CSAT be changed to give level-playing field to those coming from rural areas.<br /><br />There are two compulsory papers of 200 marks each in the preliminary examination. These papers are also known as CSAT I and CSAT II.<br /><br />The CSAT-II paper carries questions on comprehension, interpersonal skills including communication skills, logical reasoning and analytical ability, decision-making and problem- solving, general mental ability, basic numeracy, and English language comprehension skills (of Class X level).<br /><br />Students have been objecting to the level of aptitude and English language questions being asked in the examination claiming they are much above the standard prescribed for the examination.<br /><br />The civil services examination is conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) in three stages--preliminary, main, and interview--to choose candidates for Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS) and Indian Police Service (IPS) among others.</p>