Engineering college advises students to ‘not be choosy’ during placements in the tough job market
Engineering college advises students to ‘not be choosy’ during placements in the tough job market (representational pic)
An Indian engineering college recently issued new placement guidelines, urging students to avoid being selective during campus recruitment. According to an email sent to the student body, the institution anticipates a reduced number of companies visiting this year because of the ongoing recession. To allow more companies to participate and increase opportunities for students, the college has updated its placement rules. Starting this year, if a student has already secured one job offer, they may only apply to additional placements if the new offers are at least double the value of the initial offer. For example, if a student receives an offer of 8 LPA, they will only be eligible for offers of 16 LPA or more.
The college also advised students to take part in all recruitment events they are eligible for and not be selective, given the anticipated decrease in visiting companies this year. They mentioned that the job market is expected to recover following the US elections, with more companies likely to visit in the next semester. The email was shared on social media platform X by a user named Varun, who referred to it as a “bombshell” announcement.
A post on X by Indian Tech & Infra stated, “An Indian college advised students to ‘not be choosy’ during placements due to the ongoing recession. They also introduced a rule that if a student has already received one job offer, they will only be allowed to sit for other placements if the new offers are at least twice the CTC of the initial offer.”
🚨 An Indian college advised students to 'not to be choosy' during placements due to ongoing recession. Also made a norm, if a student has already received one job offer, he or she would be allowed to sit for other placements only if they offer at least twice the CTC they have…
— Indian Tech & Infra (@IndianTechGuide) August 14, 2024
Responses from users included, “This rule has been in place at many colleges for years to ensure that every student gets a chance at placements, rather than having one student secure multiple offers.” Another user commented, “The problem is that this penalizes talented students and takes away their opportunities just because others may not be as qualified. Is merit considered in this system?”
A supporter agreed saying, “I think this is fair. This practice existed before and is reasonable given the current job market scarcity due to the global recession. All students should have options, as a student might end up rejecting multiple offers that could be given to others.”
