Chief Minister Raghubar Das on Wednesday gave nod to the recommendation of the Committee headed by Chief Secretary Rajiv Gauba to remove CSAT pattern of examination from the sixth Civil Services examination being organised by the Jharkhand Public Service Commission.
Now, the Preliminary Examination subject name would be General Studies and cut off dates for Upper Age limit will be 01.08.2010, while the cutoff date for lower age limit will be 01.08.2015.
Additionally, the minimum marks bar for appearing in interview for the Civil Services (Main) examination has been done away with.
The committee has also recommended ending the number of attempts for appearing in the examination in the lines of Bihar and other States. The Government will issue a resolution after getting a nod from the Cabinet on the issue.
Speaking on the matter, Das said that the Government was sensitive towards the future of youth. “The Government wants to ensure that the JPSC conducts Civil Services Examination every year. This will give regular opportunity to the educated youths of the state to get government jobs and the development work in the state will get a boost after the vacant posts are filled,” he added.
Aspirants of the civil services, members of various organisations and political parties had demanded to remove CSAT pattern of examination from the sixth civil services examination. They had also sought to end the number of limits for appearing in the examination.
The Opposition had also disrupted Assembly proceedings in the Monsoon session on the issue. The CM, after an elaborate discussion in the House on the issue had formed a three-member committee headed by CS Rajiv Gauba to study the issue and submit a report in 10 days. The CM has taken the decisions after the committee - the CS and two other members Principal Secretary Finance Amit Khare and Personnel Secretary Ratan Kumar-- submitted its recommendations. The recommendations will be put up before the State Cabinet for approval soon.