A Love Letter to Every Indian Aspirant Who Got Ghosted by the Sarkari Naukri Dream
📌 At a glance:
India produces 1.5 crore job aspirants every year. And yet, in most states, the government job notifications are as rare as a train arriving on time at Dadar. Parents still say, “Beta SSC do, life set ho jayegi” — without realizing the only thing that’s “set” is the paper leak network.
In 2025, cracking a government job exam isn’t about merit — it’s about:
- Luck
- Leaks
- Lobbying
- And lottery tickets that cost ₹5 lakh per “assured” seat.
Let’s break it down, EduInvesting-style 🪓
📉 The Fall of the Sarkari Dream
There was a time when:
- A government job meant stability
- You’d get a home loan with just an appointment letter
- Rishtas would rain down once you became “Naib Tehsildar”
Now?
- You clear the prelims, they leak the mains.
- You pass the interview, but posting list vanishes mysteriously.
- Even if you get the job, you wait 18 months for a joining letter.
So yes, “no one is looking at these jobs” — because they’re tired of getting scammed.
📉 Sarkari Job Status Report (2024–2025)
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Avg. Time for Exam Cycle | 18–30 months 🐢 |
| % of Leaked State Exams | 40%+ (in some states) 💣 |
| Vacancies vs. Applicants Ratio | 1:3,000 (and rising) 🔥 |
| Aspirant Dropout Rate (2023) | 26% 😔 |
| Real Selection via Merit | LOL 💀 |
“It’s easier to become a meme than a govt employee.”
🧠 Why No One’s Looking at These Jobs Anymore
1. The Infinite Exam Loop
Form bhar, exam de, paper leak ho, cancel ho, repeat.
- Bihar’s BPSC: Cancelled twice in 2 years
- UP Police: Cancelled after paper was found on Google Drive
- SSC: Still confused between “technical glitch” and “brutal incompetence”
2. The Coaching Mafia Black Hole
- ₹1.2 lakh/year fees
- ₹300 for chai-sutta notes
- 3 years later: You’re more broke than motivated
Meanwhile, the coaching teacher’s cousin gets the job.
3. The Ghosted Results
- “Final result will be declared soon” = Modern Indian horror story
- Some notifications older than your younger sibling
- Merit lists vanishing like NHAI budgets
💰 “Maybe You Can Try” — But Can You Afford It?
| Cost Component | Amount (₹) |
|---|---|
| Coaching (2 years) | ₹2,40,000 |
| Hostel + Food | ₹1,80,000 |
| Form Fees (10+ exams) | ₹10,000 |
| Emotional Trauma | Priceless 💔 |
| Total | ₹4,30,000+ |
ROI? You might get a ₹21,700/month Group-C job in a dusty office with no AC and one working printer (from 1999).
🕵️♂️ A Day in the Life of an Aspirant
🕕 6 AM — Wake up, revise polity, question existence
🕘 9 AM — Watch YouTube teacher say “This is very important for mains”
🕔 5 PM — Find out the paper has leaked
🕘 9 PM — Cry in the dark, pretend it’s raining
Repeat for 3 years until you become either:
- A finfluencer, or
- A Clerk posted 700 km from home
🧪 Case Studies: When Reality Slaps Harder than Coaching Slippers
1. Shyam from Gaya
- Cleared Bihar Police prelims in 2021
- Mains leaked, exam scrapped
- Reappeared in 2023, cleared again
- Still waiting for final result — has joined as Swiggy rider meanwhile
2. Pooja from Aligarh
- Topped UPSSSC PET
- Her name mysteriously disappeared from the final list
- Official reason: “Typo in roll number” — classic
📉 Vacancy To Hype Ratio is Criminal
| State | Vacancies Announced | Aspirants Applied | Scam Potential |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rajasthan | 2,500 | 12 lakh | High 🔥 |
| Bihar | 1,100 | 9.8 lakh | Extreme 💣 |
| Gujarat | 800 | 6.2 lakh | Medium 🔍 |
| UP | 3,200 | 22 lakh | “Historical” 📜 |
Imagine a concert where 100,000 people show up for 10 chairs — and the bouncers are also taking bribes.
🤡 “Try Teaching Instead” — The Default Advice
- You fail exams → Become YouTube tutor
- You fail YouTube → Become motivation speaker
- You fail speaking → Open coaching centre
That’s why the coaching industry is growing at 12% CAGR — and actual hiring at 2%.
🎓 Gen-Z Aspirants Be Like:
- Preparing for SSC
- Writing notes on GoodNotes
- Revising while doomscrolling Instagram
- In DMs: “Bhai, paper leak ho gaya kya?”
🧱 EduInvesting Take:
“The government job system isn’t broken. It’s functioning exactly as designed — to frustrate, filter, and feed middlemen.”
The phrase “maybe you can try” is now an insult masked as encouragement.
If you do get a government job in 2025, you’ve either:
- Fought the system,
- Joined the system, or
- Found a backdoor into it.
But for the rest of us? The only thing we’re cracking is Maggi between exams.
🔮 Is There Hope?
Yes, if:
- Recruitments are fast-tracked via AI tools
- Strict anti-leak legislation is passed and actually enforced
- Coaching mafia is regulated
- Vacancies are declared transparently
Until then, please don’t tell us:
“Try this job, no one is looking.”
Because we were looking.
Now we’re just tired of being played.
🗓️ Published: May 25, 2025
✍️ By: Prashant Marathe
Tags: Government jobs India, Sarkari job crisis 2025, exam leak India, govt job scam, EduInvesting satire, SSC UPSC fraud, aspirant struggle, India employment crisis
