Thousands of engineering postgraduates and MBAs will compete with nearly a lakh Intermediate passed students for constable posts the exam for which the exam is being conducted by the Telangana State Public Service Commission (TSPSC).
Around 2.68 lakh candidates will compete for the 477 vacancies of which 32,346 candidates are engineering graduates, 2,511 hold a M.Tech degree and 11,703 candidates have MBA degree. Apart from them 3,033 MCA graduates and 6.104 with an M.Sc degree have also applied for the test. Education qualifications of other applicants include 1,35,812 graduates, 95,655 Intermediate passed students and 6,908 diploma candidates, said TSPSC Chairman Ghanta Chakrapani.
Officials are not surprised with engineers and M.Tech degree holders applying as similar trend was seen in other recruitment examinations as well. Increased desire for Government jobs is a big reason while improved access to higher education is another factor, says a senior teacher of Osmania University. Most of these engineering graduates are the beneficiaries of expansion of engineering education and MBA colleges and the fee reimbursement scheme.
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“In the absence of engineering seats they would have joined a normal degree course. So it is not surprising and the trend will be seen in all future exams,” he said. Majority of these candidates cannot face the stiff competition in the private sector or could already be employed in small jobs, feels an official.