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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Coaching centres in Uttar Pradesh reveal the growing job crisis in small-town India -Patralekha Chatterjee

Coaching centres in Uttar Pradesh reveal the growing job crisis in small-town India -Patralekha Chatterjee

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published Published on May 6, 2019   modified Modified on May 6, 2019
-The Hindu

The coaching centres reveal the poignant face of the growing job crisis that confronts small-town India

Sarkari Naukri. Government job. These are the two words you hear most often inside Aryan Civil Academy. It is one of many coaching centres that dot the Sigra locality of Varanasi. Sigra is not quite a spiritual experience. In fact, its appeal lies in its disarming celebration of everydayness. It is close to markets and temples, bus-stop and railway station, littered with ‘tiffin’ shops and hotels promising comfort at budget rates.

Sigra is famous for its warren of coaching centres. The acronyms emblazoned on their signboards — IAS, PCS, SSC, Bank — offer ample clue to what the classes offer.

Inside-outside

Outside, the big stories of Prime Minister Modi’s mega road journey in his constituency, the Bharatiya Janata Party’s show of strength, and the ‘New India’ campaign dazzle poll watchers. Inside these centres, the little stories unfold, of young people huddled in classrooms, chasing the one dream that glitters, a government job, no matter how small.

Go past the cycles parked haphazardly on the footpath, past a grocery store, past a dangling wire and clutter of signs, down a narrow corridor, and you are inside Aryan Civil Academy with its faded yellow walls. A teacher in a grey checked shirt and black trousers is speaking. Within these drab, unpretentious surroundings, big dreams are nurtured. As Priya Chaube, 24, says: “Once you have a government job, life is made.” All Chaube wants is a clerical job, in any government institution, and this will be her first attempt. The competitive exams attract millions of job-seekers. “I hope I succeed at first shot,” she says.

Sanjay Kumar, 26, has never had a job. After graduation, he has only attended various coaching classes. “I have made it to the interview stage a few times. So far, no luck. I worry about growing old,” he says.

Abhishek Singh, also in his 20s, is bitter that political parties promise jobs just when elections are due. “Typically, the government announces vacancies just before the polls. Sometimes, the deadlines for applying are too tight. We need time to prepare. We can’t afford to pay for coaching for years.”

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The Hindu, 3 May, 2019, https://www.thehindu.com/society/the-dream-chasers-of-uttar-pradesh/article27023982.ece?fbclid=IwAR3DuypVkDa9E4-a1Z0-DKhtTlItWMkglXQABYun_DAGeZgShz_x3O1_p7c


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