JNU security guard cracks varsity's entrance exam, aspires to be an IAS officer
New Delhi: Having to drop out of graduation due to financial crises faced by his family, Ramjal Meena, has at 34 cracked JNU entrance exam for admission to BA (Honours) Russian language. He already holds bachelor's degree in distance mode from Rajasthan University and is in the final year of MA Political Science.
Ramjal Meena, a 34-year-old security guard at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has cracked the varsity's entrance examination and will be studying BA (honours) in the Russian language. Meena already holds an undergraduate degree from Rajasthan University (RU) and has cleared the first year of MA political science from RU in distance mode. He now wishes to serve the government by appearing in UPSC recruitment exam.
"My aim is to learn as much as I can and crack the civil services exam. I want to serve my country in best of my capabilities," said Meena who hails from a remote village in Rajasthan. He is a father of three daughters and son of a daily wager. He has been working as a security guard at the JNU since 2014.
"I enrolled in BSc from Rajasthan University but had to drop out after the first year due to my family's financial condition. I always wanted to learn more. Even after I had to quit mainstream education, I made sure to learn from whichever source possible. I never leave the house without a book. I read newspapers, competitive exam books and kept on applying for various government vacancies. During my search for a job, I came across a recruitment drive for security guard and cleared the same. I was hired at a salary of Rs 3,000," said Meena.
After a couple of years of working and helping his father to enhance the family income, he enrolled himself again in Rajasthan University in 2006, this time in BA programme and in distance mode. He continued to go on to pursue MA political science from the same varsity. He has recently cleared the first year of the course and in the meantime also applied for admission at JNU.
