Medak youth cracks eight govt exams without coaching, now eyes Group-I exam

Araka Ajay Kumar, a young man from Podichenpally village in Medak, has cleared eight competitive government exams over seven years without any formal coaching. From forest beat officer to assistant section officer, his journey reflects relentless self-study and determination.

Medak: In a record of sorts, a young man from Medak district has cracked eight recruitment examinations in the last seven years without attending any coaching classes.

The relentless youngster, who missed the Group-I this time, was aiming to crack the Group-I service next time to land a better job. Interestingly, he cracked the recruitment examinations which demanded different sets of skills during this period.

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The man, Araka Ajay Kumar, the son of a farmer couple from Podichenpally in Papannapet mandal, had completed his schooling in ZPHS school in his village. He had secured a seat in IIIT-Basara as he topped the class X in the school.

After completing his graduation, Ajay Kumar had started preparing for competitive examinations. Initially, he cracked the forest recruitment examination and got the forest beat officer post, but he did not join the job.

Later, he was selected as panchayat secretary and joined service as secretary of Malkapur thanda in Medak mandal. However, Ajay Kumar continued to prepare for the competitive examinations while discharging duties. He again cracked railway recruitment board examination and got assistant loco pilot job.

Ajay Kumar joined as loco pilot in 2019 in South Central Railway in Secunderabad. Later, he cracked the police recruitment examination bagging reserve sub-inspector and constable jobs in 2020. While working as reserve inspector in Adilabad district, he again appeared for police recruitment examination and got civil sub-inspector post in 2023.

While working as an SI in Siricilla, Ajay Kumar continued to prepare for Group-II examination and passed with flying colours as he was selected as assistant section officer in the State Election Commission office.

During a short span of time, Ajay Kumar worked as panchayat secretary, loco pilot, reserve sub-inspector and civil sub-inspector. Now, he says he would be working as an assistant section officer.

However, he exuded confidence that it was not going to be his last post. Ajay Kumar has become a source of inspiration for many youngsters in Medak, particularly in his village.