26/02/2016
How AMCAT ruined my life: A distraught recruit writes
I had to travel from Agra (UP) to Chennai, nearly 2,000 km, for attending that 45-minute test. The test was conducted by Aspiring Minds (AMCAT) and the pattern was ridiculous as one cannot skip any question. The passing cut-off was 60 per cent. The result was said to be announced within a week. But they promptly delayed it and announced on October 26, 2012, instead, and in this test, only 1,300 out of 6,500 candidates were declared as who passed. It means nearly 5,000 students were not able to clear the test.
The test score was not revealed to anyone; they said it is confidential. As per their promise, FRP-shortlisted candidates had to be given joining dates within a couple of weeks. And as for those who didn’t manage to clear the test (remaining 5,000, including me), they said that they would be given one more chance to clear it, otherwise they would be put in HCL Infrastructure or BPO sevices.
We got a mail saying that ‘The joining is scheduled in batches depending upon business requirements and candidates’ academic calendar’, the same line was repeated.
It was the time when all the off-campus drives for 2012 batch freshers were closed, as from October to May (every year) recruitment is conducted primarily for experienced candidates and since we were freshers, we could in no way get a chance to sit for off-campus interviews, as they were asking for experience.
Seriously, now I regret so much for getting placed in this company. I am a meritorious student having more than 85 per cent throughout my academics and still jobless. This company is 100 per cent responsible for ruining the career of almost 6,000 bright students. We were selected through campus interview and as with the policy of almost all colleges, we were not allowed to sit for any other company’s interviews.