IITs report 30-35% unemployment despite new recruitment drive
Mumbai: Despite India's technology industries launching a new round of recruitment in January, 30-35% of students from the country's premier educational institutes, the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), remain without jobs.
The pace of recruitment has also slowed compared to the previous year. Most campuses are allowing companies to register afresh to hire talent.
To address this, some IITs have intensified efforts to attract companies to campus for hiring. Others have extended their second-phase placement drives until June or July.
Additionally, efforts are underway to reach out to companies that registered for the first round of recruitment but did not participate in campus interviews.
"Recession is a global phenomenon, impacting IT industry recruitment worldwide. Over 100 students have now been placed in the second phase, which will continue until June," sources at IIT Bombay reported.
The Powai campus expects to recruit 33% of B.Tech, Master's, and doctoral degree students. This mirrors the situation during the first phase of placements last year. Out of 2,400 registered candidates, 1,970 appeared for tests and interviews, with 1,300 securing jobs by the end of March.
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Man killed in flat ceiling plaster crash, wife and son hurt
Thane (PTI): A 45-year-old man was killed, and his wife and son were injured when a portion of plaster from the ceiling collapsed in their flat in a seven-storey building in Thane on Saturday, officials said.
Chief of the Regional Disaster Management Cell, Yasin Tadvi, said the 16-year-old building is not listed in the "dangerous" category.
"The incident occurred in Karumdev Society at about 3 am. The plaster of the hall in a flat on the terrace floor suddenly fell while the occupants were asleep", he said.
Of the four people who were inside the room, two suffered minor injuries and were discharged after primary treatment, Tadvi stated.
The injured persons were identified as Arpita More (42), who suffered minor head injuries, and her son Arush More (16), who sustained injuries to both legs.
Manoj More (45), who sustained chest injuries, died during treatment at a private hospital.
