u/Wonderful-Deer-9268

I would like to hear from you. I completed my Master's with NET and was working as a guest lecturer for a while. My goal was to continue on this route, do a PhD meanwhile, and wait for the notification for the government college teacher exam, clear it and proceed like that.

The moment I understood the reality, I was shattered. In the last Kerala PSC Assistant Professor exam of my subject, there were roughly 7 appointments from the list, of which 3 were differently abled candidates. The list has now expired. So basically, I was gambling my whole career on an extremely unpredictable exam with no guarantee of getting a job even though I made it to the list.

I detoured to writing SSC CGL. I lost the cutoff by decimals, so I'm planning to write it again.

Also, as a guest lecturer, I was paid peanuts, as usual. I came to know that a teacher who's been working in the college for 10 years is paid just a few thousand more than a junior's salary, nothing much significant.

Every day, the workload used to increase like anything, but the salary remained constant. Teaching had become a subsidiary responsibility for many teachers, and they were given random clerical work, made to conduct random events almost every day just to post them on Instagram to show that "it's a cool college," along with after-college work as well. So it was frustrating.

As much as I love to teach and interact with students, I hate the fact that it's one of the most financially non-profitable jobs to choose, and in my 20s, I would rather upskill for a job that actually pays me well.

People on a similar boat, do share your story.

Since NEET is being conducted the day before the commencement of NET exam?

Asin’s acting never clicked for me honestly. When people say she is the “queen of Kollywood” or another Sridevi from the South, I find it a bit surprising.

How did she become such a big name in the Tamil film industry and Bollywood within such a short span of time?