Civil service exam

U. Sagayam was speaking at a panel discussion jointly organised by Veranda IAS and The Hindu in Chennai on Saturday; other panelists at the event included ...

Many engineering graduates fail in this examination because it is not the mathematical ability the UPSC is asking for, it is the logical ability and aptitude. The number of candidates appearing in that particular year and the nature of the examination are some of the other factors that determine the cut off marks. Pointing to the increase in the number of vacancies to 1,105 in the notification for civil service examinations by the UPSC this year, Mr. Nandakumar said the personality of an aspirant determined the success in this examination. “It is one of the toughest examinations in the world. Sagayam said there is a chance of low cut off marks this year, as the vacancies have increased.