The Never-Ending Marathon
The Never-Ending Marathon In India, preparing for government exams is not just a phase of life — it’s a full-time career in itself. Students spend their early 20s buried in books, living off Maggi and mock tests, while relatives play the role of “examination supervisors” every time you step out of the house. The underlying dream? A stable government job or the much-coveted title of Professor . Sounds glorious, doesn’t it? Except the path feels less like an academic journey and more like a marathon with no finish line . The Problem Nobody Talks About You clear one exam, and suddenly, another one is waiting — NET, JRF, SET, PhD entrance, interviews, post-doc . The system has designed academia like a video game: every time you think you’ve reached the final boss, a hidden level appears. And let’s not forget the bureaucracy — where appointments move slower than buffering on 2G internet. By the time many aspirants finally land a professor’s chair, their students are almost the same...