Patna, August 28, 2013(Agencies): Hiralal Paul, a retired jawan of the armed forces, has proved that age is no bar to ambition by cracking the Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) examinations at the age of 45. Hiralal Paul, a constable of Bihar Police Hiralal Paul, a constable of Bihar Police A Bihar Police jawan, who spent 15 years in the Indian Navy as a sailor before his retirement, bagged the 458th rank in this year’s BPSC exam, the results of which were announced recently. This was his second attempt. Hiralal, who is at present posted as a constable of the Special Auxiliary Police (SAP) with the Economic Offences Unit (EOU) of Bihar Police, will be joining shortly as a sub-registrar. Despite failure in the first attempt, Hiralal didn’t give up. “I had failed to qualify in my previous attempt,” Hiralal said, adding, “but I was undeterred by my failure. Like a true soldier, I took my failure as a challenge and worked harder.” Hiralal said he was able to take the examination at this age because of concession given to the ex-armed services personnel. He said most of the retired jawans of the armed forces end up doing the job of private security men in Bihar, but he had other ideas. He wanted to become an officer. “It was the inherent soldier in me that kept me motivated to chase my dream,” Hiralal said. Hiralal said he used to work as an SAP jawan during the day and toiled in the night for the examination. He found company in his two adolescent sons, who were also preparing for the medical and engineering examinations. Hiralal had joined Navy as a matric entry recruit sailor in 1987 and retired in 2002. But after his retirement, he decided to resume his studies. A resident of Mahnar in Vaishali district, Hiralal joined the Bihar Police to eke out his livelihood when the Nitish Kumar government set up SAP in 2006. Hiralal said, “Nobody believed that I would be able to qualify the exam while in job. Many people laughed at me but they could not shake my faith. Thankfully, my wife and family members supported me.” Hiralal’s message to all ex-army jawans is that one should never give up hope and take new options as a challenge. He added vocational training helps a lot in earning a decent living.
Posted on: Fri, 13 Sep 2013 20:08:03 +0000
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