Kerala Man Receives Government Job Appointment Letter 21 Years After Exam
'Appointment order sent via pigeon?': Exam in 2005, Kerala man only gets government job letter after retirement age in 2026
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Abdul Majeed, a man from Kerala, received his government job appointment letter 21 years after taking the Kerala Public Service Commission exam in 2005. At age 61, he learned he had been selected for a position he had long since given up on, arriving after he had already surpassed retirement age.
- 01Abdul Majeed took the Kerala Public Service Commission exam in 2005 for a part-time junior Arabic teacher position.
- 02He was placed on the rank list but did not receive an appointment letter, which lapsed in 2008.
- 03Majeed assumed he had lost the opportunity after turning 60, but received the appointment letter in 2026.
- 04The delay in receiving the letter sparked mixed reactions on social media, with some humorously questioning the process.
- 05The case highlights issues within the recruitment process of the Kerala government.
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Abdul Majeed, a resident of Kerala, has become an unexpected symbol of bureaucratic delays after receiving his government job appointment letter 21 years post-exam. Majeed sat for the Kerala Public Service Commission (PSC) examination in 2005 for the role of part-time junior Arabic teacher, securing a place on the rank list. However, he never received an appointment, and the rank list expired in 2008. By the time he received the letter in 2026 at the age of 61, he had already surpassed the retirement age and had given up hope of ever hearing from the authorities. The news of his appointment has garnered a mix of reactions online, with users expressing both happiness for Majeed and humor over the lengthy delay, likening it to a
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Majeed's case raises awareness about bureaucratic inefficiencies in government recruitment processes.
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