HDFC bank’s ad saying ‘2021 batch students not eligible’ faces outrage on internet

HDFC Bank’s job circular for hiring branch sales officers in Tamil Nadu is making rounds on the internet as it read, ‘2021 passed out candidates are not eligible.’

The ad received major backlash on the internet. Following this, the bank issued a clarification saying, “This is a typo and we regret the error. Graduates can apply irrespective of the year of passing as long as they meet the age criteria. We have already issued the corrected advertisement.”

The ad went viral on social media after a Twitter user posted a picture of the job circular and wrote, “This is atrocious!”. The user also tagged the bank’s official handle, and soon an executive from the bank’s end replied to it as a “typo”.

The ad announced a walk-in-interview for graduates who are less than 28 years of age. The work locations mentioned were Madurai, Ramanathapuram, Sivaganga, and Virudhunagar. It also proclaimed that “2021 pass out candidates are not eligible”.

Below is how the internet reacted.