Deepak Misra 10 September 2021

Educational discrimination by Private Companies

Dear Expert, Is it legal for companies to keep an educational requirement such as "Full Time BTech only" as a job criteria ?
Can this be considered as discrimination between Full time and Part time education?

The course content for full time and part time are same. The part time course durations are more than full time. Indian govt jobs are open for both. Then can private companies have such requirements?

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This discussion addresses the legality of private companies specifying 'Full Time BTech only' as a job requirement. The expert opinion clarifies that private companies generally have the freedom to set their own HR policies, provided they don't violate labour laws. Therefore, even if it appears discriminatory against part-time graduates with identical course content, there is typically no legal recourse available to challenge such company requirements.

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Shubham Bhardwaj (Advocate) 10 September 2021

Dear Mr Mishra, There is no illegality in the policy of the private companies. As far as human resource is concerned, the private sector is free to develop their own policies as per their desire unless it would contravene any law such as Industrial Disputes Act and other labour laws. Therefore, there is no remedy for this, even if it is actually discrimination. Regards Shubham Bhardwaj Advocate. District & Session Court, Chandigarh, Punjab & Haryana High Court, at Chandigarh. Disclaimer:- Opinion is only for guidance.