New Delhi: Scores of students, protesting against the existing pattern of civil services examination, today ended their indefinite fast after getting positive assurance from the government in support of their demands. The fast formally ended after Member of Parliament Manoj Tiwari and other leaders offered fruit juice to striking students, a statement issued by the government said.

The students expressed their gratitude and thanked Union Minster Jitendra Singh for his concern about their demands, it said. The protesting civil services aspirants were demanding that the pattern for the Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT) be changed to give level-playing field to those hailing from rural areas.