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| Corporate sector lures away civil services aspirants |
| R Krishna Das / Kolkata/ Raipur May 19, 2009, 00:21 IST |
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Youths are willing to jump on the corporate bandwagon than civil services, at least in Chhattisgarh, for a better career option.
The attendance of candidates in the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2009 in the state stands testimony to the fact. For, more than 50 per cent candidates did not turn up to appear in the prestigious examination, conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on Sunday across the country.
According to sources, just 44 per cent candidates of the total enrolled for the examination appeared in the examination in Chhattisgarh. The UPSC had issued admit cards to 8681 candidates. Of them, 3822 turned up to try their fate in the civil services as their career.
“No doubt, there is a major shift in the career option of the students and more than 50 per cent youths preferring to go for service in the corporate sector than civil services,” Prateek Pandey, State Head of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), said.
Only those students who make their mindset to serve as civil servant are serious in appearing in the exams, Pandey said, adding that the rest prefer the corporate sector jobs as their first career choice. “The lucrative packages and incentives besides the bright future are drawing youths towards corporate sectors,” he explained.
Pandey, quoting his conversation with the management students, said that the career limitations of the civil servants were attributed as one of the reasons for the switch over. The students feel that as an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) or Indian Police Service (IPS) official, they can hold key posts for five-six years. Once promoted, it is not certain that they will enjoy the cream postings. Vinod Kumar Paswan, who appeared in the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination, said youths preferred professional courses to find a job in the corporate sector. Though Paswan appeared in the examination, he still preferred the corporate world.
“As compared to corporate sector, civil service is no more alluring the youths,” he said. The handsome packages and facilities bestowed by the corporate were the sole reason for the diversion from the prestigious services, Paswan added.
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