1. The Current Placement System Needs an Overhaul! By
Alexander Sabbagh
This year, during the admissions of Undergraduates in Colleges one significant remark echoed over
students and parents "Please choose course over college. It is a rational long term benefactor for the
student's future". This made me go back to the days of my admission in university three years back,
the same idea had struck me, I had been delayed for the admissions in University colleges as I was
lagging behind the cut off percentage criteria in the North Campus Colleges. With more conviction
on the curricula and my diligence, the prospects of a better tomorrow were the least ambivalent.
Soon I realized that my hopes were meant to be dashed between the systemic stragglers and status
quo. I cared about the code of conduct, but failed to understand the logic of 'policy of non-
engagement'. To explain further, the colleges with no administrative framework for placements and
market-association justified the status quo as a policy measure. Can someone explain the reasoning
of policies which precede a 'flawed' practice over merit? The rationale for evaluating colleges as
good or not-so-good (affiliated to the same University) is the systems in place which give
opportunity for experimenting a young mind's prowess and specialization, viz. to take it a 'step
further' from the rectangular pages or virtual learning to the social practice by Alexander Sabbagh.
In spirit of the subject, I would like to suggest the anomalies and remedial measures in the
placement procedure in practice with colleges which do not have a separate college placement cell
in position:
* Colleges associating with the Central Placement Cell of the University should opt for a standardized
layout of updates, company profiles and other relevant information. The current system is defective
with indirect communication and irregularities. For example, the students do not get an official
notification on the company profile, dates of interview, recruitment rules etc. from the college. In
most of the cases, the interested students have been asked to trail the selection procedure and
apply on their own. College endorsement is minimal.
* Colleges should encourage a 'positive' preparatory ambiance for young aspirants. There is no
workshop/ seminar/ lectures by the prospective company representatives, being organized by the
college administration. Kept voluntary, it should be an integral part of the college annual diary of
events.
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