The Impact of Education in South Asia by Unknown

Author:Unknown
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9783319966076
Publisher: Springer International Publishing

The Specter and Treadmill of Competitive Exams

Over the years, Mallesha acquired several degrees. Apart from completing the two- year pre-degree course in Arts (History , Kannada, and Geography ), he worked to get a Bachelor’s degree (B.A. in History), a Master’s degree in History, and a B.Ed. (Bachelor’s degree in Education). Like many of his compatriots in his neighborhood, he appeared for several competitive exams in order to get a government job. Each attempt, a prolonged process often taking several years (between applying for the post and receiving the final decision), marks every aspirant as having either ‘passed’ or ‘failed’.

For most of us in the neighborhood, a job in the government is seen as the best opportunity. Government jobs (government kelasa) are considered to provide security (badrathe), are permanent (khayam) and also have prestige (gaurava). Even a low-level government employee has high status and is regarded with respect. Most of the boys start to take exams for government jobs as soon as they pass Standard X. Many take the exams for first division and second division clerks. Others also take the many exams for teachers’ posts, for the forest department, and the revenue and police departments.

Over the past ten years, I have taken several exams. I have appeared for the High School Teachers’ exams thrice, once each for the posts of pre-university college lecturer, revenue inspector, hostel warden, and first division clerk. I have taken the Karnataka Education Service Exam once and the Karnataka Administrative Service exam twice.

Mallesha provides details of the dates and the process for the exam on which he pinned his hopes:1.Submission of application: December 2007

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