PATNA, Nov. 27 -- For one seat, 1,048 applicants! That is the kind of competition for the post of assistant education development officer (AEDO) in the state.

The Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) has received 9.80 lakh applications for 935 posts of AEDO. BPSC officials say this is the highest ever. The exam is scheduled in January.

Call it an impact of Rs.100 exam fee cap for all competitive preliminary exams ahead of election introduced by the Bihar government or an indication of the unmatched craving for government jobs, this is a clear reflection of the quantum of educated unemployed in the state.

BPSC chairman Parmar Ravi Manubhai said it was a fact that such a large number of applications had not been received for any exam i...