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My college is holding our Transcripts and LORs hostage unless we pay ₹4500 for an external placement training made compulsory. Anyone else faced this?
They recently tied up with some external company for placement training and are now demanding an extra ₹4500 from every single student. The worst part? They are forcing people who don't even want placements (people going for Master's, etc.) to pay for and attend this.
Here are their rules:
- Pay ₹4500 extra
- Need 80% attendance in this specific training + overall 60% marks in their tests to even be eligible for placements.
- They're openly saying placements are just a value-addon and not a right.
As you can see in the message, they are officially threatening to deny LORs and academic transcripts to anyone who doesn't register and pay.
A few questions for you guys:
- Is it even legal/ethical to hold LORs and transcripts hostage because someone didn't pay for an optional career path training?
- Can a college legally force you to join an external paid service when these skills should ideally be part of the curriculum we already paid tuition for?
- Is the college liable for any legal action if they actually refuse to hand over transcripts for higher education over this?
Has anyone's college pulled a stunt like this before? How did you guys deal with it?
u/Brxkeboysup — 1 day ago
