UP: 3,700 PhD Holders out of 93,000 Candidates Apply for Peon Job
UP: 3,700 PhD holders out of 93,000 candidates apply for peon job 93,000 candidates including Phd holders, post graduates have applied for peon jobs that have an eligibility of Class V in Uttar Pradesh. 3,700 PHDs holders, 50,000 graduates, 28,000 PGs have applied for 62 posts of messengers in UP police. The post requires a minimum eligibility of Class V. The selection for the job requires just a self declaration that the candidate knows how to ride bicycle. "The job is like that of a postman's and the person has to deliver police telecom department's messages from one office to the other," a police department official said. Besides job surety, 'high starting salary'is one of the reasons why the post has attracted so much attention. The starting salary for the post is Rs 20,000 per month. While one act of job desperation cannot explain the big picture, it certainly can point at the problem of jobs in the country.' -PTC News
