Who said that education percentage is of no importance? While it may not count during job interviews, it is definitely needed when looking for an apartment on rent in Bangalore. Now, a Twitter post by a Bengaluru man has gone viral in which his cousin has been denied a house on rent because he did not score 90 per cent in class 12th.
In his post on Twitter, the user has shared the WhatsApp chat between the tenant and the broker. The tweet posted by Shubh said, “Marks don’t decide your future, but definitely decide whether you will get a flat in Bangalore or not.”
“I can’t believe that my cousin was refused by the owner for a rented flat as he got 76% marks in class 12th and the owner was expecting at least 90%,” he wrote.
In the screenshot, the broker tells the first tenant, Yogesh, that his profile has been approved by the owner. He then asked her to share her LinkedIn and Twitter profiles, PAN and Aadhaar cards along with class 10, 12 marksheets. Not only this, Yogesh was also asked to share an essay on himself in 150-200 words.
However, when the owner saw her marks, he refused to give her a house on rent because of her poor marks in class 12th.
Check out the tweet here:
The tweet has garnered over 1.4 million views and over 15,000 likes. Users have also commented agreeing with this new bizarre trend of Bengaluru.
One user wrote, “Brother this is true. Also, if you tell your maid that you work in some IT company, she will ask you 30k monthly for house, and anyhow if you are able to convince her that you don’t work in IT , then the fee is reduced. to 9k”
Another user wrote, “This is a sad reality and when my boss came to know about my work, he invited me for coffee.”
Another wrote, “Soon we will have entrance test for Bangalore flats!!!” My landlord strictly told me that if the CGPA falls below 8.5, pack up and leave at the first opportunity.”
Another user wrote, ‘Joint Entrance Exam’ will be launched very soon. One user wrote, ‘Finally some use of the 12th marksheet’.
This is not the first time this has happened. In Bangalore, landlords are asking for LinkedIn profile links, pay slips and even write-ups. Earlier in March, a user named Gautam shared a screenshot of whatsapp chat With a home owner who asked him to write a LinkedIn profile and about himself. “Day 12 of house hunting Indiranagar @peakbengaluru,” Gautam tweeted. Earlier in November 2022 a Vellore Institute of Technology The graduate was refused by the landlords as the latter was not a graduate of IIT, IIM, ISB or a CA by profession.
With this, the experience of getting a rented house is also turning into a highly competitive race.
Landlords in Bengaluru now have different criteria for people from a certain background. The Karnataka state capital is home to more than 1.5 million workers, including those working for global firms such as Alphabet Inc’s Google, Amazon.com Inc, Goldman Sachs Group Inc and Accenture Inc.
RENT also in technology center of India have almost doubled since the beginning of last year, making it the most popular residential market in the country. Landlords in the city, often called India’s Silicon Valley, now charge the highest proportion of their property value as rent outside financial hub Mumbai, according to data from market researchers.
ANAROCK data revealed that rents in various Bangalore The neighboring countries have seen double-digit jumps since 2019, echoing the broader boom in India’s major cities. But Bangalore’s recent cost hike is huge as it has been hit hard by the pandemic, say market observers.
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