The craze that has arisen among the students these days regarding the Civil Services Examination is increasing rapidly. Films like 12th Fail have served as an inspiration for this. Meanwhile, the statement of economist Sanjeev Sanyal has become a topic of discussion among the people. Sanjeev Sanyal said in Siddharth Ahluwalia’s podcast ‘The Neon Show’ that “UPSC is a waste of time.”
Sanjeev Sanyal’s statement goes viral
Sanjeev Sanyal said, “Just as Bengal aspires for pseudo-intellectuals and Sangh leaders, similarly Bihar aspires for small-time local goon politicians. In an environment where they are role models, you can either become a local goon, if you don’t want to be a local goon, you know your path is to basically become a civil servant.”
He added: “This is poverty of aspiration, although it is better than being a punk. I mean, why in the end – if you have to dream, then definitely you should dream of becoming Elon Musk or Mukesh Ambani. Why did you dream of becoming a joint secretary? You are not dreaming of becoming Sachin and Binny Bansal of Flipkart. Yes, so this is what I am making.”
Sanyal thought that Bihar has the leaders it has chosen. Sanyal also said “You know, you need to think about how society thinks about risk taking and scale and so on. So I think one of the problems of a place like Bihar is not that there were bad leaders. Bad leaders are a reflection of what that society wants. So if you are aspiring for it, you will get it.”
People are reacting fiercely
After this statement, people are reacting fiercely on social media, one user has written, “Such honesty can be expected only from a lateral entry bureaucrat. An indigenous UPSC folk would not have the courage to say this because he is dependent on the system and has almost 0 transferable skills. But the MD of Deutsche Bank has no conditions.”
One user wrote that UPSC can be life changing for the lower middle class. Whereas the upper middle class and elite class, who have the ability to get education in big universities, consider choosing UPSC as a waste of time.