• 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.

These recommendations were implemented.

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