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Since 1999, He Kept Trying: At 59, Baghpat Man Gets Government Teacher Job

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Sharma began appearing for recruitment examinations in 1999. He said he had cleared the written examinations several times but could not make it through the interview stage. According to Sharma, he received interview calls eight times and was unsuccessful at the interview stage each time.

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It is said that there is no age limit for fulfilling dreams. 59-year-old Vijay Kumar Sharma has achieved something similar. At the age of 59 years and eight months, he has secured a government job.

Vijay Kumar Sharma from Uttar Pradesh has become an inspiration to the society by being appointed as a government teacher at the age of 59. After 27 years of continuous struggle and 8 failed interviews, he has finally achieved his dream by trying without giving up. He strongly believes that continuous hard work and effort without fear of failure is the real path to ultimate success.

Baghpat: He didn't put away his books when he failed his exams; instead, he deepened his studies. Finally, after 27 years of continuous efforts, Vijay Kumar Sharma achieved his dream at the age of 59 and became a government school teacher. He hails from Barout in Baghpat district of Uttar Pradesh...

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Vijay Kumar Sharma, a 59-year-old from Uttar Pradesh, was selected as a TGT with training in Sanskrit. Sharma said that he had been appearing for the government teacher job since 1999 and had been passing the exams but could not make it to the interview stage. He said that he had cleared the TGT recruitment exam six times and the Post Graduate Teacher (PGT) recruitment exam four times.

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Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath recently handed over an appointment letter to 59-year-old Vijay Kumar Sharma, a resident of Baghpat. He has been selected for the position of TGT Sanskrit in a private school.

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NDTV broke the news in New Delhi, India on Friday, September 25, 2026.
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