Challenge
Pedigree-weighted screening overlooked strong engineers from tier-2 and tier-3 colleges across India.
Approach
Job-realistic assessments judged candidates on demonstrated ability, surfacing talent regardless of college brand.
Campus hiring in India often leans on college pedigree — a proxy that overlooks genuinely strong engineers from tier-2 and tier-3 institutions.
The problem: pedigree as a filter
Brand-weighted screening quietly excluded capable candidates before they could demonstrate anything.
- Strong engineers filtered out by college name
- A narrow, repetitive talent pool
- Merit obscured by proxy signals
The shift: judge demonstrated ability
Job-realistic assessments evaluated what candidates could actually do, applying one consistent bar across every college.
- Ability over pedigree
- Real-world tasks, transparently scored
- The same bar for every campus
The outcome
Selections from tier-2 and tier-3 colleges rose 44%, one consistent bar applied everywhere, and the reachable talent pool widened threefold.