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Hindustan Times
4 days ago
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
UPESSC defers PGT recruitment exam
The Post-Graduate Teacher (PGT) Recruitment Exam-2022, earlier scheduled for June 18 and 19 for filling up vacant teaching posts in government-aided secondary schools across Uttar Pradesh, has been postponed, leaving more than 4.6 lakh candidates waiting for the examination for the past three years disappointed yet again. After a meeting on Tuesday, the Uttar Pradesh Education Service Selection Commission (UPESSC) decided to postpone the examination due to 'unavoidable reasons', officials confirmed. According to information by examination controller DP Singh, the written exam will now be conducted in the last week of August. The revised schedule will be announced soon through newspapers and the official website ( Singh said. The delay was anticipated after the commission failed to release the list of cities having exam centres by June 9, ten days before the scheduled dates. As many as 4,64,605 candidates had applied online in 2022 for the exam to fill up 624 vacant PGT posts. Earlier in the day, several aspirants staged a protest at the UPESSC office over the delay and demanded that the examination be conducted as scheduled. The candidates surrounded the car of Harendra Rai, a member of the commission, who arrived for a meeting. Later, deputy secretary Shivji Malviya told the protesting candidates that the examination had been postponed due to unavoidable reasons and that it would be conducted in August.
Time of India
10-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
IIM-T wraps up placement, but not everyone lands a job
Trichy: The summer and final placement drives at IIM Trichy concluded with participation from over 150 companies and a total of 320 job offers extended across programmes. While the institute hailed the season a success, a section of students expressed concern over being left the Post-Graduate Programme in Management (PGPM), 290 students received job offers, while 30 offers went to PGPM-HR candidates. However, some PGPM students claim they're still awaiting placements."About 30–33 of us haven't received offers yet," said a PGPM student. "Most of us have taken loans of ₹20–30 lakh to study here. It's stressful not to be placed." Another graduate added, "We understand the market is competitive, but studying at a premier institute should offer some assurance of a job." He noted that the institute continues to support them informally, even after the official placement period to institute data, 355 students graduated from the PGPM programme, 53 from PGPM-HR, and 46 from PGPBM. Responding to the concerns, college officials said only a few students remained unplaced—mainly those who opted out voluntarily or were over-qualified due to prior work highlighted a 53% increase in the highest summer internship stipend in the MPHL (Manufacturing, Pharma, Hospitality, and Logistics) sector, reaching ₹3.5 lakh for PGPM and ₹2 lakh for PGPM-HR. They also reported a 150% rise in MPHL sector engagement during final placements and a 23% increase in pre-placement offers (PPOs).The highest cost-to-company (CTC) package offered this season was ₹43.94 lakh for PGPM and ₹33.12 lakh for PGPM-HR, with average CTCs at ₹19.27 lakh and ₹17.84 lakh respectively."This placement season highlighted our students' resilience and performance," said institute director Dr Pawan Kumar Singh. "Their success reflects the rigorous training they've undergone."A PGPM finance graduate now working as a Program Associate at Wells Fargo in Hyderabad said the experience was rewarding. "My salary is above the average ₹19 lakh. The university and placement process prepared me well," he recruiters included Accenture, IBM, Maruti Suzuki, Godrej, McKinsey & Company, JP Morgan Chase & Co, and the Reserve Bank of SnapshotJob offers in 2024: 329Job offers in 2025: 320Companies participated: 150+Highest Summer Stipend (2025):PGPM: ₹3.5 lakhPGPM-HR: ₹2 lakh
