A decade long wait for recruitment into the premier services of the State government is clearly showing in the record number of applications and the fierce competition waiting for the Group-I aspirants in Telangana.
As the last date ended on Saturday about 3.80 lakh candidates have sent their applications for the 503 posts to be filled up. This means around 745 candidates will be vying for every post that includes top posts of the state cadre in the revenue, police and other departments. Though the last date ended requests are still pouring in for extension of application date.
What makes this test so special? First, the recruitment is being done after a decade with the last notification issued in 2011 in the combined Andhra Pradesh with 312 posts. In separate Telangana, the notification was expected much earlier but it came after a painful wait of 8 years thus increasing huge competition with the backlog and new graduates piling up.
