Hindi-medium aspirants face a widening gap in Delhi’s UPSC hub
Hindi-medium aspirants in Delhi's Mukherjee Nagar face significant challenges in preparing for the UPSC exams. The availability of study materials tailored for Hindi speakers is limited, often consisting of outdated translations. This disparity has led to a growing concern about the future of Hindi-medium coaching in the region.
- ▪Hindi-medium study materials are often outdated and less effective compared to English-medium resources.
- ▪The introduction of the Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT) has created additional hurdles for Hindi-medium students.
- ▪Mentors acknowledge a decline in Hindi-medium aspirants, predicting their numbers may drop to around 20% in the next five years.
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In the cramped lanes and crowded bookstores of Delhi’s Mukherjee Nagar, a well-known hub for civil services coaching, Hindi seems to be getting the short shrift.While the shelves brim with up-to-date study material for English-medium aspirants, keeping pace with the changing demands of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), for those who think, write, and dream in Hindi, however, the choices are sparse, often reduced to dated translations and fragmented notes.According to several aspirants, it is a far cry from the late 1980s when Ashok Singh and his institute, Meridian, transformed this small pocket of north Delhi into a sanctuary for students from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. Soon, A.K.
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