A walk-in interview organised by a Chemical firm in Gujarat led to a stampede-like situation as hundreds of people tried entering a building purportedly for the job interview.
The chaotic situation unfolded reportedly after over 1,000 job seekers gathered at the premises of a hotel in Gujarat's Bharuch district to appear for a walk-in interview for 42 positions offered by a company.
A video has emerged showing hundreds of people waiting in queue with copies of their resumes in hand and then clamouring to get in through the gate.
However, the situation soon turned into chaos as people started falling off the railing. While some people jumped to the ground beneath, several others could be seen falling off the platform.
The job seekers reached Hotel Lords Plaza in Jhagadia locality of Ankleshwar on Tuesday (July 9), vying for the 42 different positions offered by a chemical company through walk-in interviews. The interviews were conducted across 10 locations and drew huge numbers of job applicants.
The job openings were called for several positions, including Shift in-charge, plant operator, supervisor, fitter-Mechanical and Executive, the flyer of the opening shows.
The advertisements for the posts had appeared in newspapers, according to which 10 positions were for plant operators, while the remaining positions were for fitters, AOCP, and others.
The Reserve Bank of India on Monday said that India added 46.7 million jobs in the fiscal year ending in March 2024. As per the report, the total employment in India stood at 643.3 million in 2023-24, up from 596.7 million the previous year.
However, this number is much higher than the estimates by private surveys that point out the country's high unemployment rate.