The Union Public Service Commission conducted the UPSC CSE Prelims Paper 1 and Paper 2 on May 28, 2023. The GS Paper-I was found to be moderate while the CSAT Paper-II was moderate to tough.

Last week’s decision by the Central government, to make the Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT) a qualifying paper in the UPSC exam, has come as a huge relief to lakhs of aspirants.

UPSC revised the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination syllabus to introduce a Civil Services Aptitude Test in 2011, based on recommendations of the S K Khanna committee. What is CSAT? UPSC revised ...

A parliamentary committee has recommended that the UPSC review its Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT) to address concerns over its difficulty for non-science candidates. The panel urged adjustments ...

UPSC Prelims 2025 exam analysis: The UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2025 was conducted on May 25, 2025, in two shifts. The second shift, starting at 2:30 PM, saw candidates tackling the ...

The UPSC civil services exam is considered to be one of the world’s toughest exams to crack. Each year, roughly 10 lakh aspirants appear for the exam, which is conducted in three stages – prelims, ...

ABVP activists stage a dharna demanding scrapping of CSAT examination, at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi. Photo: PTI New Delhi: The ongoing row over the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) issue ...