The dream of civil service from N Selvakumar, a Mechanical Engineering student from Tirunelveli, was charged in March 2020.
He had just joined the coaching IAS in August 2019, but the Covid-19 pandemic gave a break in his preparation.
Unable to pay for food and accommodation because of the post-pandemic financial crisis, he returned home.
Nivediha, 23, from Tamil Nadu Tengah, must pass the IAS test this year because the preparation is not until the sign after the physical training class is suspended.
Anna Nagar, a civil service training center in Chennai, which attracts students as far as Rajasthan, Kashmir, Kerala and other countries wearing a lonely appearance now even after training the institution reopen for physical coaching about two months ago.
The environment is home to more than 20 training institutions that register 6,000 to 7,000 students every year before the pandemic struck, now some small institutions have wrapped operations because they cannot afford to rent or hire a coach during a pandemic.
The whole industry that appears along with the training class – from exclusive hostels for prospective civil service, rental homes and catering services – all affected.
Except for a few, the majority of Hostels have residential less than 30%.
Although some training centers and hostels have cut their costs, there are still many who struggle to pay for facilities after the pandemic causes economic pressure on many families.
Of the 28,422 candidates who registered for the initial examination of the Union Public Services Civil Service, which was recently held from Chennai, 53% did not exist.
R K Sabarinathan, Founder of Santhosh and Sabari IAS Academy in Shenoy Nagar, said that registration in civil service training has dropped by almost 50% after a pandemic.
“Many default students charge them because of financial stress.
We cannot hire a larger hall to follow social distance norms because of high rent so we are doing online classes now and hope to return to physical class next year,” he said.
But online class leaves a gap in learning, feels selvakumar.
“I can’t remove my doubts like in the physical class with the trainers.
The competitive environment for candidates and elderly guidance is lost in home preparation,” he said.
Nivediha, said women face a number of other problems.
“Many women are married because of family pressure over the past year.
The age of marriage has dropped to 22 again,” he said.
And this socio-economic stress is felt at the Institute that supports the aspirational generation.
Although the institute of larger coaching such as Shankar IAS Academy started the physical class, the number of registrations fell 40% compared to pandemics.
“Those who adapt to online coaching modes before the pandemics survive,” said S Chandru, Academic Chief, Shankar Ias Academy at Anna Nagar.
“It can take at least two years to return to normal,” Chandru said.
TN: Pandemic encourages IAS’s dream to the backburner
