Sunil R. from BMS College of Engineering received an offer letter from a multinational software company for a salary of Rs. 8 lakh per annum. “Eight of us were selected and asked to join on July 4. The company was going to put us on a project that it eventually did not get. We have been asked to join in January 2017,” he said.
Worried, Sunil (name changed on request) approached his placement officer, who negotiated with the company so that he could begin an internship from August and join as a regular employee in January. It’s not the ideal situation as the engineering graduate won’t be paid as much as an intern.
Helping hands
What happened to Sunil is not an isolated case. Incidents of deferred recruitment are being played out in campuses across the city, including the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB). At least three e-commerce companies have delayed the joining dates of new recruits. The career development cell at IIMB is helping students find internships or other job offers, said a source from IIMB.
Low priority next year
B. Ravishankar, placement officer at BMS College of Engineering, said that companies which have failed to fulfil their promise will be given low priority during placements next year, or even blacklisted.
Keeping track
K.S. Sridhar, placement officer of PESIT, said 1,242 students were eligible for placements and 1,078 students were placed from 110 companies that visited their campuses.
“Some students have already joined, but others are yet to hear from the company. We are in touch with these recruiters and asking them to give our students the earliest possible joining date,” he said, adding that so far, only one company had withdrawn internship offers for third-year students.
