A parliamentary panel met on Monday to discuss the filling of vacancies in the Central Government and the impact and outcomes of the Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT) in the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination.
Brij Lal, Chairperson of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice, stated after the meeting that the recruitment process is progressing satisfactorily. He added that the committee will present a report to Parliament following its deliberations.
“The main agenda focused on vacancies within the central govt and its recruitment progress, as well as discussions concerning the DoPT, the SSC, UPSC and the Civil Services examinations,” he said. When asked if the progress in filling central government vacancies is adequate, he responded, “yes.”
Earlier this year, the government informed the Rajya Sabha that the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has formulated guidelines to release the Provisional Answer Key on its official website after the Preliminary Examination. This measure will be implemented from the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2026 onwards for all structured examinations conducted by UPSC. Marks of the Preliminary Examination will be released only after the declaration of the final result.
To ensure a level playing field among optional subjects, UPSC applies inter-subject moderation so that no candidate is disadvantaged based on their choice of optional subject. The CSAT is a qualifying paper designed to ensure a minimum standard of quality and analytical competence, with questions set at the matriculation level.
For challenging factual errors, UPSC provides a dedicated portal named the Question Paper Representation Portal (QPRep), accessible on its website. Candidates will be able to submit representations regarding discrepancies in question papers and provisional answer keys from the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2026 onwards through this portal. Additionally, UPSC addresses grievances submitted by candidates via the Centralized Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring System (CPGRAMS) and email.
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