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Time of India
4 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
‘Hiring scam' by colleges leaves engg grads in the lurch
Hyderabad: Amid a slowdown in recruitments, several engineering graduates from Hyderabad are being taken for a ride by 'fake' job offers. And it isn't dubious consultancies but private B Tech colleges that are at the centre of this scam, students allege. According to them, at least a dozen colleges across the city – to lure more students with 'impressive' placement records – are tying up with small firms to issue fake offer letters that, soon afterwards, are withdrawn. In some instances, fresh graduates TOI spoke to said they landed up at work with these letters only to find that the firm is a sham and exists only on paper. Majority of them are being offered 'trainee engineer' or 'trainee developer' posts with modest starting salaries of Rs 25,000 to Rs 30,000 a month. You Can Also Check: Hyderabad AQI | Weather in Hyderabad | Bank Holidays in Hyderabad | Public Holidays in Hyderabad "A Hyderabad-based firm even gave me a joining date. But when I went there, I realised there was no such company running from that location," said B Balaji, who recently completed his electrical engineering from a college on the outskirts of Hyderabad. He alleged that the company hired hundreds of students in the placement drive, only to leave them high and dry. "When the company came for placements, we ran a background check. Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like When Knee Pain Hits, Start Eating These Foods, and Feel Your Pain Go Away (It's Genius) Read More Undo by Taboola by Taboola It had a LinkedIn page with a decent following. So, we assumed it was genuine," said Balaji, adding, "But later, when it was time for us to join, we found that the company had deleted its online footprint. There was no way we could contact anybody either as the phone numbers weren't working." B Tech graduate, Praneeth Kumar, from another mid-size private institute had a similar experience. "While the company recruited 10 students, the management gave job letters to over 25. I realised that the offer given to me was fake when the placement officer kept giving vague replies about my joining and eventually said the offer was rolled back," alleged the CSE graduate. Advertisement material Students claim colleges have turned them into advertisement material to showcase on placements boards even when they know these jobs are bogus. "My college's publicity material claims I got two job offers. In reality, one company hired me as an intern falsely promising a Rs 3.6 LPA salary after completion. The other, which offered Rs 4.5 LPA for a Salesforce developer role initially gave May 1 as joining date but has since gone silent despite repeated follow-ups. My college says it's not its responsibility," said Nithin B, a ECE graduate. 'Only way to save colleges' reputation' Shockingly, training and placement officers (TPO) at some of these colleges admit to this practice. They claim they are forced to manipulate students and create fake records to protect the college's reputation. "In the last two years, the job market has been very dull. So, to help colleges show placements, in order to attract fresh enrollments, we have been drafting fake offer letters in one of the recruiters' names or paying a firm that's willing to give job offers to students," said a placement officer working with engineering colleges for almost two decades. He added: "It is true that these jobs are often only on paper." Another TPO claimed that the count of such colleges increased by at least 30% this academic year. "Earlier, only a few colleges used this tactic. Now, many are doing this. They call companies even when they do not have job requirements and are issuing fake offers," she added. Members of the Telangana Schools Technical Colleges Employees Association said the issue has been brought to their notice by faculty from different colleges. "They have even filed complaints about this arrangement between college managements and firms. Both parties are aware that these offers will not be honoured," said A Santosh Kumar, president of the association, demanding action against such colleges. Stay updated with the latest local news from your city on Times of India (TOI). Check upcoming bank holidays , public holidays , and current gold rates and silver prices in your area. Get the latest lifestyle updates on Times of India, along with Raksha Bandhan wishes , messages and quotes !
Time of India
20-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Justice delayed: HC punishes state govt for lease violation
Madurai: Madras high court has directed the principal secretary of the industries department to pay 20 lakh to five petitioners and 5 lakh to the Chief Justice Relief Fund for wilful disobedience of an order passed by the court in 2010 pertaining to granting a quarry lease to a person. The court was hearing a contempt petition filed in 2015 by B Shanthi, B Balaji, B Vishnuvaradan, B Umamaheswari, and D Bhavani of Trichy district, complaining about the non-compliance of an earlier order. Since N Babu, who filed the contempt petition, died, his family members were substituted as petitioners in the case. A person was granted a licence to quarry sand in the Cauvery river, covering an extent of 10 hectares in Srinivasanallur village at Thottiyam taluk in Trichy district, for three years from Dec 20, 2001, to Dec 19, 2004. Subsequently, the state govt issued a GO in 2003, introducing Rule 38-A to the Tamil Nadu Minor Mineral Concession Rules , 1959 (TNMMCR), thereby taking over the operation of sand quarries by the govt. The GOs were challenged in a batch of petitions. The HC upheld the validity of the GO, subject to certain directions in favour of the petitioners. Aggrieved by the same, the state preferred a civil appeal before the Supreme Court, which upheld the validity of Rule 38-A while permitting the lessees who were in existence as of October 2, 2003, to continue quarrying operations and also directed a refund of the unutilised lease amounts. A review petition by the state was dismissed by the Supreme Court. Pursuant to the Supreme Court order, the Trichy district collector permitted the man to carry on quarrying operations for six months from Feb to Aug in 2007. However, the petitioner was unable to commence the quarrying operations as the forest department deferred passing an order granting permission to use the pathway for transportation. Consequently, the permission period for quarrying operations expired. Thereafter, the man submitted a representation seeking an extension of the quarrying period; however, the same was rejected. Challenging it, the man filed a petition before the HC in 2008. The court directed the man to approach the forest department for permission to use the pathway and to approach the Trichy collector for an extension of the quarry lease. While the forest department granted permission, the collector disregarded his application. Therefore, the man filed the present contempt petition in 2015. A subsequent review application and appeal were also dismissed. Justice K Kumaresh Babu observed that the court holds the authorities guilty of contempt of the order passed in 2010. The wilful violation was to deny the rights of a man who was benefited from the order passed by the court. There is a collective bureaucratic effort to defend the violation of the orders of this court by taking protection under the umbrella of subsequent events. Hence, the judge gave the direction to the principal secretary.
