Amid continued protests by students, government sources on Monday indicated that the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) might postpone the date for Civil Services preliminary test, slated to be held on August 24.
Sources in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said the final decision on exam date was expected only after a three-member committee submits its report on the issue.
Earlier in the day, Minister of State in the PMO Jitendra Singh met Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley over the issue.
A group of protesting students had also called on Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi, seeking the party's support on the issue.
Rajnath Singh had on Sunday convened a high-level meeting to resolve the issue. Jaitley and Jitendra Singh were among the Ministers who were present in the meeting, attended by various top government and UPSC officials.
After the meeting, Rajnath Singh had briefed Prime Minister Narendra Modi about the situation in the wake of students' protests against UPSC syllabus and the steps being taken by the Centre on the issue.
Civil Services aspirants have been protesting in the national capital and demanding change in the pattern of civil services preliminary examination. The issue has been raised repeatedly in Parliament too.
A three-member government-appointed committee is looking into the demands of civil services aspirants to change the pattern of the Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT) to give level-playing field to those coming from rural areas.
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