With about 25 recruitment exams for government jobs to be held in the state in a single year, 2012 will create a record of sorts and is likely to be remembered in the history as the “year of jobs.” The recruitment exams are scheduled from February to December. While the universities and colleges have become centres for political agitations with students taking an active part in supporting Telangana and United Andhra Pradesh agitations since November 2009, the spate of fresh job notifications has forced them to take up serious studies and even join coaching centres. Be it the Osmania University, Kakatiya University, Nagarjuna University or Andhra University, the students are now focused on cracking exams for government jobs.

Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy has created a record of sorts by announcing to fill 16,500 vacancies in various government departments by AP Public Service Commission in one year. Out of this, the APPSC has issued 30 notifications to fill nearly 10,000 posts within a week. The notifications for the remaining 6,500 vacancies are expected next week. The CM’s ambitious 1-lakh government jobs in a year scheme will be implemented in 2012. YSR, the former CM, held the record of filling 50,000 teacher posts at one go in 2008.

As part of the CM’s 1-lakh job scheme, the school education department has made arrangements to issue notifications to fill 35,000 teachers’ jobs in January 2012. The Police Recruitment Board will appoint nearly 20,000 constables and SIs. The revenue department has recently issued notifications to fill 8,500 VRO, VRA posts and has received over 10 lakh applications from students.

source: http://www.deccanchronicle.com / Home> Channels> Cities> Hyderabad / December 31st, 2011