New pattern for CSAT - Civil Services Aptitude Test 2011

[IASaspirants.com]

New Pattern of Civil Service Aptitude Test (CSAT) -- Preliminary
Examination

The present two papered approach of Prelims consisting of a compulsory
General Studies paper and an optional subject paper (that was chosen
from a list of 23 subjects) is going to change into a single paper
called Civil Service Aptitude Test (CSAT). It is no more just a
rumour. The format of Civil Services Preliminary Examination
(Prelims) is surely going to change from the year 2011 onwards
according to Hindi newspaper "Hindustan"
published on July 19, 2010.

Those who have already prepared according to the present system and
were hoping to appear next year will certainly receive a setback.
CSAT too has its own positive notes and it will automatically
eradicate the system of
"scaling".

SCALING SYSTEM == Scaling was a complex process implemented by UPSC
to normalize marks of subjects which were highly varying in character
so as to bring them at par. After doing away with optional subject
which was said to be mugger's delight and eliminating the scaling
system, only those candidates who have high logical and analytical
ability will be screened in. It is said that in Prelims those
candidates who have easy optional paper have strategic advantage to
get through. CSAT will automatically eradicate the system of
"scaling".

The pattern of CSAT will be as follows -
Administrative Aptitude
Socio-psycho Aptitude
Political Sufficiency Aptitude
Global Economics Aptitude
Moral Science and Decision Making Aptitude
Regional-Cultural Aptitude.

For the original newspaper article ( in Hindi) published in the
newspaper 19th July, 2010 see file section.