NMIMS Hyderabad asks unplaced students to “opt out” of placements. The things these B Schools will do for 100% placement!
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.
FancyChino64
Stealth
8 months ago
may be, they will not give certificate 🤦
MorseHorse
Stealth
8 months ago
MBA colleges are known to have terrible intimidation and pressure tactics imposed via the placement committee
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
Narsee Monjee was always a lala college. Run as a sweat shop with literally no academic rigor.
@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?
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.
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President_Trump
Stealth
8 months ago
Is it about that 10-day MBA programme?
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
CareerAnxious
Stealth
8 months ago
Link or video name? What did he exactly makena video on?
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BiryaniEnthu
Stealth
8 months ago
As Viraj Sheth said, everything is PR 🙂
Randomization
Stealth
8 months ago
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.
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.
NotableCheck
Stealth
8 months ago
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
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.
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.
Bakwasmaal
Stealth
8 months ago
This is real? I mean how are they managing the reputation risk?
MBA colleges have this thing from a long time. Just put “opted out of placements” for people who haven’t got placed. They have been doing these on their admission brochures. The placement team is formed in the first year itself and people who are close friends of the placement committee gets the best placement and their CVs are pushed. Similar with the placement committee. This is the sad reality.
This is great example that students, aspirants and parents should not blankly look at the brochure but take feedback from recent graduates as well to get the check of reality.
Further, some folks are asking why would students give such a certificate, it's simple when you are under placement pressure that too with MBA curriculum, you will agree to anything that institutes ask you to do specially regarding placements.
Indian colleges are all about placements, they will do anything to make their stats look good.
igotyou
Student
8 months ago
Fuck really
Face
Student
8 months ago
How is this new? This is a well-known tactic used in all biz colleges across the country where placement isn't 100%, even the newer IIMs.
Qwerty2398
Stealth
8 months ago
I hope the hyper around MBA dies. The job that I did didn't require an MBA. They paid me more only because of that degree.
IMO , MBA speeds up the learning curve , and it's usefull only to founder's/business owners/Decision makers. For salaried employees it's meaningless.
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Point 2 and 3 is so apt.
B-schools struggle with poor demand forecasting for student placements due to various factors, including student-run placement processes and...
https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/on-campus/why-cant-b-schools-forecast-mba-demand-better/article67740058.ece
