<h1>Government jobs offer security and prestige but face intense competition with success rates below 0.2 percent</h1> Government jobs in India remain highly coveted due to job security, fixed working hours, regular pay increases, pension schemes, and social prestige. Positions range from civil services through competitive exams to banking, defense, and teaching roles. The recruitment process involves rigorous examinations with extremely low success rates - civil services has less than 0.2% success rate while other exams see hundreds of thousands competing for few thousand positions. Major challenges include intense competition, lengthy recruitment processes, and extensive syllabus requirements. The government is implementing reforms like common eligibility tests and digital platforms to streamline hiring while creating technology-focused roles and maintaining inclusive reservation policies.