An RTI reply has debunked higher and technical education minister Rajesh Tope's claim that students of the Institute of Forensic Science are hired in reputed organizations with good paychecks. The authorities, however, maintain that most students have got plum jobs, and that no lofty claims have been made.
Students of the institute have learnt through RTI that not a single student has been placed after completing the one-year post-graduate diploma course in digital and cyber forensic science and forensic science and related laws. The college authorities denied this, saying that they had not organized campus recruitment drives.
The diploma courses launched in 2009 had garnered much enthusiasm, especially in the wake of the investigators' increasing dependence on forensic science to crack cases.
Maharashtra became the first state in India to launch such a course and had around 55 takers right after it was announced. But, students were in for dejection after completion of the course in May-June last year. Neither corporates nor government or policing agencies showed any interest in hiring them.
"Many companies said we were not skilled enough to be hired just after a year's diploma," said a student. Another student added that they were hopeful of getting hired in the state forensic laboratories that have around 306 vacancies currently. "But, we were later told we cannot be hired as the recruitment rules did not permit that. No efforts have been made to change the recruitment rules so far," said the student.
Students of the institute have learnt through RTI that not a single student has been placed after completing the one-year post-graduate diploma course in digital and cyber forensic science and forensic science and related laws. The college authorities denied this, saying that they had not organized campus recruitment drives.
The diploma courses launched in 2009 had garnered much enthusiasm, especially in the wake of the investigators' increasing dependence on forensic science to crack cases.
Maharashtra became the first state in India to launch such a course and had around 55 takers right after it was announced. But, students were in for dejection after completion of the course in May-June last year. Neither corporates nor government or policing agencies showed any interest in hiring them.
"Many companies said we were not skilled enough to be hired just after a year's diploma," said a student. Another student added that they were hopeful of getting hired in the state forensic laboratories that have around 306 vacancies currently. "But, we were later told we cannot be hired as the recruitment rules did not permit that. No efforts have been made to change the recruitment rules so far," said the student.
SOURCE: TOI
