A three-member committee submitted its report on issues relating to Hindi
translation in various examinations conducted by the Union Public Service
Commission (UPSC).
The committee was under the chairmanship of Prof Purushottam Agrawal, a
former member of the UPSC, had Prof S K Sopory, Vice-Chancellor of
Jawaharlal Nehru University, and Prof A K Singh of Indira Gandhi National
Open University (IGNOU) as members.
The committee was formed following complaints of alleged errors in Hindi
translation of questions asked in different examinations, including the
prestigious civil services examination to select IAS, IPS, and IFS,
conducted by the Commission.
The committee was mandated to look into various issues relating to the Hindi
translation in the bilingual question papers of various examinations
conducted by the Commission and develop an appropriate system.