Refuting
the general perception that there is bias against people from any
particular community in UPSC Exams evaluation process, Central
Information Commissioner M Mukhtar Ansari said one actually needs
tough effort to crack the prestigious Union Public Services Exams.
“Before appearing for UPSC Exams, students think that those at the
helm of the affairs must be bias against people belonging to a
particular community. It is not so. The evaluation process is fully
computerized that cannot recognize a student by his or her
identity”, he said.
M Mukhtar Ansari who was in Mumbai to inaugurate the three-day
Career Festival organized at Saboo Siddique College Ground in Mumbai
was addressing the IAS aspirants at Hajj House on January 09 in a
brainstorming session.
“During the personal interview also”, he added, “A student is
interviewed by a panel, not by an individual. Moreover, if a student
scores less in the interview but gets more marks in other papers, he
can still crack the exam.”
Stating that people from other communities prepare their children
from the childhood for these exams, he said, “In the Muslim
community, however, we have just recently realized the importance of
UPSC and other government services. If we really want to get going,
we would need more than extra efforts.”
Hajj Committee of India, in a historic decision taken few months
back has started its Guidance Cell to prepare Muslim students who
are appearing for UPSC exams. The Guidance Cell that began the
coaching activities from December 1, 2009 has a total of 30 students
from all across the country, most of them being the girl-students.
The students were grilled and interviewed by experts before being
given admissions at the Guidance Cell. The Hajj Committee of Indian
has reserved three floors of the Hajj House in Mumbai for these
students.