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Re:Ask HN: India tech industry, discrimination to ones without tier1 c... on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @09:46AM (#14957727)

The hard truth. It seems like nothing other than the college you went to matters in this industry. Atleast everyone should know about this situation so that people with passion and skill opting for engg from low tier college because they couldn't get into top ones won't waste their life

Re:Ask HN: India tech industry, discrimination to ones without tier1 c... on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @09:34AM (#14957633)

You are right its the most practical way. But companies these days are acting like it's the only indicator

Re:Ask HN: India tech industry, discrimination to ones without tier1 c... on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @09:31AM (#14957600)

Hope you won't take it wrong sense but don't think not getting opportunity and being stereotyped because not part of cream layer is that much of a blessing :) By the way the all the requirement of tier1 degree were found in startup job ads not just in big tech company jobs. Regarding the resource availability you are right but the problem is not about becoming skilled instead no one is ready to accept your skills if you don't have a tier1 college degree

Ask HN: India tech industry, discrimination to ones without tier1 college degree

Posted by puthan on Saturday August 05, 2017 @02:28AM
from the ask-hn dept.

Why the Indian tech industry is so ignoring and stereotyped towards people without a degree from tier1 college? It has become impossible these days to even get a SE or developer role interview if you don't have a tier 1 college degree in India. More and more job postings these days specifically mention tier1 college degree as a requirement. Its seems no matter what the degree matters the most...

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