Unpredictable Public Service Commission (UPSC)
Recently UPSC conducted its prelims exam 2023 for civil services, the level of the exam was quite high and the difficulty level breached all its previous records. Perhaps, this appreciation is what UPSC wishes to attract. But at what cost? The second paper of the Prelims exam (CSAT) was beyond its syllabus which UPSC mentions in its advertisement. The advertisement for the exam clearly mentions the level of the exam of Xth standard but the questions asked were of CAT and IIT JEE (toughest Maths based exams for the entrance of Management and Technology Institutes ) level. The rationale behind the CSAT exam, when this was introduced, was to test the basic numerical and comprehension level of the aspirants and not to make another maths-based exam for qualifying civil services exam. This rationale has been defeated completely this year as most of the candidates who are qualifying this year are from a technical background or their guess has worked in their favor, both are not suitable for t...