A recent post on the popular online platform Reddit has sparked widespread attention and discussion on social media. The post accuses a private engineering college in Bengaluru of imposing a "Placement Cell Fee" of 2.1% on students' salaries. Screenshots of the post, shared by user PurpleRageX in the 'bangalore' Reddit group, quickly gained traction on platforms like Twitter.
According to the post, the college allegedly demanded payment of the fee from students who had secured placements in companies. The student who made the post revealed that the college was withholding her certificates, creating obstacles in her ongoing processes with the company. The institution in question was identified as New Horizon College of Engineering (NHCE) when users requested further details.
“My college requires me to pay 2.1% of my CTC and they've termed it as "Placement Cell Fee"....This payment wasn't mentioned before and now they're withholding all my certificates and it's hindering my further procedures with my company…However, they won't produce any document or circular where it mentions this clause of making this payment, post my placement” the post says.
Notably, no official documentation or circular supporting the fee claim was provided by the college. The post also mentioned that the payment requirement was not disclosed beforehand and that the college was pressuring the student to make the payment without presenting any written evidence of this obligation.
The student's account further included allegations that the college had imposed similar fees on previous batches of students who had secured placements with various companies.
In response to queries regarding why the college was asking for 2.1% of the salary instead of the first month's salary, one user offered an explanation. They suggested that, by requesting a percentage of the salary, the college could potentially receive a higher amount, considering deductions such as taxes.
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