Insane Voices for CSAT
THE day before, Srivatsa, the Topper (AIR I) of early nineties wrote in ToI. And today someone named Ms Shailja Chandra (whose name I could not find in the IAS list) in HT have wrote in favour of CSAT on flimsy grounds. Let me explain in some details.
First argument given is "why nobody spoke against CSAT in the last four years. I, in my previous blog, have made it clear that I was the first one to speak and write as early as Nov. 2010 in Dec. 2010 issue of CSC. My contentions were simple.
CSAT, the name itself is inappropriate as
!. aptitude can not be tested through multiple choice questions
2. Decision making making can not be tested by questions asked as decision making depends on time, space and culture. UPSC, in the question paper, makes it non-obligatory to reply to these questions.
3. Interpersonal qualities, simillarly, on the above bases. UPSC has not asked a single question on this issue so far.
4. Translation is a major issue, nobody disputes so no comments.
The most important question is English Comprehension and Srivatsa has major fuss about it. He belongs to the generation when UPSC had already introduced Indian languages. He must have made it clear what handicaps he faced while dealing with his Indian languages' counterparts or his subordinates of same background. Did not they learn the language of the state they joined or did not they learn a foreign language if assigned IFS?
Srivatsa highlights his elite background but does not explain the fall of Indian languages in the last three years; from 10-15% to about 2.5% this year. He claims that UPSC is choosing the best talent. Was it not doing so previously? How come those passing through CAT or MAT become the best? How about those going for biology streams? Are they not among the best? How will he feel if UPSC decides to have a paper in biological sciences replacing GS Paper II, i.e. CSAT? Will he argue the same?
The arguments of Srivatsa and Shailja reflect sick minds who themselves are not a part of this change but are votary of the change to score some points beyond their reach.
Regards
N.K. Vaid
Consultant for Civil Services since 1981 (i.e. for the last 34 years)
AG-317, Shalimar Bagh; Delhi-110088
Ph: 27471544; Cell :9311337737
First argument given is "why nobody spoke against CSAT in the last four years. I, in my previous blog, have made it clear that I was the first one to speak and write as early as Nov. 2010 in Dec. 2010 issue of CSC. My contentions were simple.
CSAT, the name itself is inappropriate as
!. aptitude can not be tested through multiple choice questions
2. Decision making making can not be tested by questions asked as decision making depends on time, space and culture. UPSC, in the question paper, makes it non-obligatory to reply to these questions.
3. Interpersonal qualities, simillarly, on the above bases. UPSC has not asked a single question on this issue so far.
4. Translation is a major issue, nobody disputes so no comments.
The most important question is English Comprehension and Srivatsa has major fuss about it. He belongs to the generation when UPSC had already introduced Indian languages. He must have made it clear what handicaps he faced while dealing with his Indian languages' counterparts or his subordinates of same background. Did not they learn the language of the state they joined or did not they learn a foreign language if assigned IFS?
Srivatsa highlights his elite background but does not explain the fall of Indian languages in the last three years; from 10-15% to about 2.5% this year. He claims that UPSC is choosing the best talent. Was it not doing so previously? How come those passing through CAT or MAT become the best? How about those going for biology streams? Are they not among the best? How will he feel if UPSC decides to have a paper in biological sciences replacing GS Paper II, i.e. CSAT? Will he argue the same?
The arguments of Srivatsa and Shailja reflect sick minds who themselves are not a part of this change but are votary of the change to score some points beyond their reach.
Regards
N.K. Vaid
Consultant for Civil Services since 1981 (i.e. for the last 34 years)
AG-317, Shalimar Bagh; Delhi-110088
Ph: 27471544; Cell :9311337737
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