BANGALORE: Country’s challenging examination, Civil Services Aptitude Test-2012 (CSAT) was a different ball game for IAS aspirants on Sunday. The candidates who appeared for CSAT were in for a surprise as the paper included new elements like non-verbal reasoning, current affairs, environment and ecology to name a few.
According to students, despite the new inclusions, the aptitude test was easy.
For Madhuri Singh, a software engineer, CSAT 2012 was a pleasant surprise. She said, “Overall the paper was very easy. I had less than three months to prepare and hence had to attend coaching classes. The inputs and support during the preparation from the tutors were very helpful. Despite the paucity of time, the preparation helped me tackle the questions and reasoning section.”
Madhuri added, “CSAT section was very lengthy and required a lot of time for reading.”
Interior designer Nidhi Bawashe, aspiring to be an IAS officer, said that CSAT and the general science section were easy.
“CSAT comprised paragraph reading and the non-verbal reasoning section was very interesting. Non-verbal questions included situations in day-to-day administration of life, which was very challenging,” she opined.
Talking about CSAT, Anshu Sharma, Director of Achievers IAS Classes, said, “For effective time management during the test, students have to clear the basic concepts first and then move on to questions pertaining to current affairs.”
Nearly three lakh candidates appeared for Civil Services Aptitude Test-2012 across the country and only 11,000 will be able to make it to the mains.