Panjab University officials here were left red-faced after they discovered that a Delhi-based company, which conducted campus interviews at its School of Communication Studies (SCS) department for public relations jobs, was bogus.
Panjab University officials Thursday said the managing director of New Delhi-based Laj Group of Companies had visited the department Tuesday and conducted a written test and one-on-one interviews.
He had also shortlisted 10 students of the final semester and offered them a package of Rs.12,000 per month for first three to six months training period.
To ascertain the credentials of the company, some students doing their internship in New Delhi went to its Connaught Place address only to find that no such company existed.
SCS chairperson Wednesday night circulated an e-mail among all students cautioning them about the fake company.
"Please do not join this company as we have found that the WTC (world trade centre) address at Connaught Place does not exist," the e-mail said.
Archana R. Singh, chairperson of SCS department, said: "We had some suspicion over the behaviour of the company's representative so we verified its credentials."
"It was a bogus company. We have directed our students to immediately stop communication with the company officials," she added.
Sources in the varsity said the same company had also visited two other departments of Panjab University for placements during the last few days.
The varsity's authorities are now contemplating lodging a police complaint and taking legal action against the bogus company.
Panjab University officials Thursday said the managing director of New Delhi-based Laj Group of Companies had visited the department Tuesday and conducted a written test and one-on-one interviews.
He had also shortlisted 10 students of the final semester and offered them a package of Rs.12,000 per month for first three to six months training period.
To ascertain the credentials of the company, some students doing their internship in New Delhi went to its Connaught Place address only to find that no such company existed.
SCS chairperson Wednesday night circulated an e-mail among all students cautioning them about the fake company.
"Please do not join this company as we have found that the WTC (world trade centre) address at Connaught Place does not exist," the e-mail said.
Archana R. Singh, chairperson of SCS department, said: "We had some suspicion over the behaviour of the company's representative so we verified its credentials."
"It was a bogus company. We have directed our students to immediately stop communication with the company officials," she added.
Sources in the varsity said the same company had also visited two other departments of Panjab University for placements during the last few days.
The varsity's authorities are now contemplating lodging a police complaint and taking legal action against the bogus company.
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