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Revision note: Aptitude for Civil Services

  • Aptitude = potential to learn and perform (Bingham 1937); partly innate, partly developed; specific
  • Aptitude (can) vs attitude (will); ability, achievement, intelligence, interest
  • Types: verbal, numerical, logical, spatial, mechanical, clerical, social, managerial
  • Committees: Kothari 1976, Alagh 2001, Baswan 2016; DoPT competency dictionary
  • Development: LBSNAA, Mission Karmayogi 2020, iGOT, 360-degree feedback; SJTs
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