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Job placement process a mixed bag for mid- and low-rung campuses this year

Maruti Suzuki, TVS, Tata Motors, Hero MotoCorp, Ashok Leyland, Bajaj Electricals - which were 'Zero Day' slot visitors earlier - are now refusing to visit

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Gireesh babuSamreen AhmadVinay Umarji Chennai/Bengaluru/Ahmedabad
Unlike their top-rung peers, the job placement process at mid- and low-tiered engineering and management campuses has been a mixed bag compared to last year. 

While some have seen decent growth in numbers of offers or packages over last year, others are facing a challenge in getting recruiters or job offers. 

For instance, Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur, has seen a 30 per cent reduction in the number of companies visiting the campus for recruitment. According to a college placement executive, several reputed companies — Maruti Suzuki, TVS, Tata Motors, Hero MotoCorp, Ashok Leyland, Bajaj Electricals — which were ‘Zero Day’