WigglyBanana
WigglyBanana

NMIMS Hyderabad asks unplaced students to “opt out” of placements. The things these B Schools will do for 100% placement!

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GoofyCupcake
GoofyCupcake
Zomato16mo

Wow, what’s even more surprising is the reply: seems like students are actually agreeing to it.

Wonder what kind of pressure tactics they’ve used here.

SnoozyWaffle
SnoozyWaffle

may be, they will not give certificate 🤦

DerpyQuokka
DerpyQuokka

MBA colleges are known to have terrible intimidation and pressure tactics imposed via the placement committee

SqueakyQuokka
SqueakyQuokka

Narsee Monjee institute was in Mumbai na?

JumpyRaccoon
JumpyRaccoon

Now in Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Indore

WigglyBanana
WigglyBanana

Yes this is the Hyd one

DerpyBoba
DerpyBoba
InMobi16mo

Why would anyone agree to this!

SillyPretzel
SillyPretzel

Try going legal route against a behemoth of an educational org.

GroovyBoba
GroovyBoba

They make them sign a document before placements starts. Which basically says that the placement team can do whatever the f they want and you agree to it because without it you are debarred from sitting for placements.
Messed up system

SillyPretzel
SillyPretzel

Narsee Monjee was always a lala college. Run as a sweat shop with literally no academic rigor.

WigglyBanana
WigglyBanana

@ShakkyInsaan Wouldn't say that for Mumbai. Have too many of my friends from there who have all done good things. They never cribbed much, so I guess it might have been fine.

Why do you say that?

SillyPretzel
SillyPretzel

Talking about Mumbai only. Lot of skeletons in their closet. Not getting into it. I was at NITIE Mumbai so I'm aware of their culture.

PrancingNugget
PrancingNugget

Is it about that 10-day MBA programme?

WigglyBanana
WigglyBanana

Haha no they don’t have a 10 day MbA. Thats Bada Business (Vivek Bindra)

Btw watch Mohak Mangal’s video on that topic, covers everything really well

PeppyTaco
PeppyTaco

Link or video name? What did he exactly makena video on?

ZestyQuokka
ZestyQuokka
Hinge16mo

As Viraj Sheth said, everything is PR 🙂

SquishyPotato
SquishyPotato
Uber16mo

So I know from very close sources that the folks who generally are asked to opt out are those who have been unable to get any placements even after 2-3 months of attending interviews. These are the last 30% students who cannot really get past the interviews due to skill mismatch or communication skills gap, etc. So this kind of opt out message is not forced and is not a pressure tactic. It's the college saying I have tried my best to get companies to the college and give you enough opportunities to get through, but now even I can't help you since I cannot guarantee more companies in the future since it's already 2-3 months past the placement start date.

BubblyBiscuit
BubblyBiscuit
Atlys16mo

Agree to everything. But then that clearly means that they don't/can't provide 100% placements. Which is the primary reason this "opt-out" scheme is being implemented in the first place

SquishyPotato
SquishyPotato
Uber16mo

Oh yes that's true. They take in a lot of people but do not have true 100% placements. 100% is only after the optouts.

DizzyTaco
DizzyTaco
Adidas16mo

NMIMS was one of the top b schools in the past years. But now it has become all about taking money and making the campus like a 5 star hotel.

It was expensive before also but now it has so many branches.
Had it been like SPJIMR then it still would have some credibility.

But, still students give NMAT like nothing.

JazzyPretzel
JazzyPretzel
IBM16mo

This is nothing new. I know of three other MBA colleges that did something similar with the '23 batch. I was part of one. They make you sign a document before placements with unethical rules such as this. The worst thing is the faculties are in on it. When few students decided to speak up, a meeting was called with the placement faculty incharge who then proceeded to call the students on stage and humiliated them as well as threatened them of punishing them by not allowing them to appear for 3 dream companies. Tier 2 and below MBA colleges do anything to protect the 100% placement stat and also inflate their ctcs by any means necessary.

SleepyNarwhal
SleepyNarwhal

This is real? I mean how are they managing the reputation risk?

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