India, June 2 -- A 61-year-old man from Kerala was left shocked after receiving an appointment letter for a government job nearly two decades after the recruitment process had effectively ended.

According to a report by Mathrubhumi English, Abdul Majeed, a resident of Kalikavu in Malappuram, recently received an advice memo from the Kerala Public Service Commission (PSC) for appointment as a part-time junior Arabic teacher. The offer was linked to a recruitment process he had participated in more than 20 years ago.

Majeed had reportedly appeared for the PSC examination in 2005. The rank list in which he was included remained valid for 3 years before being cancelled in 2008. However, in an unusual turn of events, the PSC issued an advice...