“Took nine exams, spent thousands of rupees, but a job is still far away.”

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‘Took nine exams, spent thousands of rupees; but a job still far away’
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Like millions of young people in the state and the country, Abhishek Ashok Chavan has only one wish: to get a government job through hard work. However, despite continuous efforts for the last three years, he expresses regret that only waiting and uncertainty have come his way.
Currently, 26-year-old Abhishek Chavan works as a driver in the private sector. Since the age of 23, he began participating in various government recruitment processes. In December 2024, he first applied for a government recruitment process. Since then, he has taken part in a total of nine different government recruitment exams.
These nine exams included three police recruitment processes. He also applied for positions in various government departments. With each application, he had to bear a huge financial and mental burden, including exam fees, paperwork, travel, preparation costs, and the effort made in the hope of a job.
Abhishek’s biggest complaint is regarding the recruitment process of the Mumbai High Court. He applied for the position of driver in the screening test held on April 26, 2026. He paid a fee of about one thousand rupees for this application. However, he claims that he received no clear information about whether his application was accepted or rejected.
“When submitting an application, the money is taken on time. But after that, the candidate does not get any information about the final status of their application. There should be transparent information on whether the application is accepted or rejected. Otherwise, it is natural for candidates to have doubts,” says Abhishek.
For the police recruitment process, he paid a fee of about 340 rupees each time. Thus, including the fees paid for various exams, travel costs, and preparation expenses, he has spent thousands of rupees. Yet, even today, he has not secured a stable government job.
According to Abhishek, the issue is not just about his one application or one exam.
“Thousands of young people like me are filling out applications in the hope of a government job. Many borrow money from their families to pay the fees. Some prepare while working. But often, there is not enough information about the results, the process, or the status of applications. So what about the money these young people have paid? What about their time, effort, and expectations?” he questions.
For young people dreaming of a government job, every recruitment process is not just an exam but an important milestone in their lives. Therefore, Abhishek expresses the hope that there should be more transparency in the recruitment process, timely results, and a system to provide clear information to candidates.
This is another story emerging from the column “The Woes of the Common People.” This story makes it clear that making the government recruitment process easier, more transparent, and more reliable is the biggest expectation of today’s youth.