2.3 Million People Apply For 368 Posts in UP.

That's right. 23 lakh people apply for the post of peons in Uttar Pradesh in India. These include candidates with Masters and doctorate degrees. 

Read this and this.

I wonder whether this indicates:

• a very poor job market and that people aren't even getting a peon job or 
• that people prefer a the role and job of a peon in a government establishment.

Interesting.