PhD, MBA youths apply for peon's job

By IANS   |   Tuesday, 26 July, 2011
Udaipur: When the Mohan Lal Sukhadia University in Udaipur invited applications for the post of 15 peons, 3,440 people responded. One had a PhD and another a MBA degree.

The university, about 400km from Jaipur, conducted the interviews from July 23 till 24.

Another candidate was a masters of computer applications and yet another masters of library science. There was a postgraduate too. Anyone who had passed Class VIII was eligible for the post, provided he or she had a fair knowledge of Hindi and English. The basic salary? Rs 4,700, to go up eventually to Rs 7,440.

One of the highly-educated candidates explained, on the condition of anonymity , why he was so desperate for the job. "After completing my MBA from a private institute, I am finding it difficult to get a job. So I applied here for the post of peon," he said.

"I have not disclosed this to my parents because they will be shocked. I will tell them once I get the job.’
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