‘Solely IIT, IIM, CA, ISB graduates’: Bengaluru landlords’ weird situation for tenants; chat goes viral

Anybody who rents an residence is aware of how tough it may be to discover a residence. It may be very exhausting to decide on a neighbourhood close to your faculty or office, negotiate with the dealer, and perceive the owner’s preferences and necessities. Landlords in Bengaluru seem like including strict necessities to display potential tenants, making the scenario much more tough.

In an uncommon however amusing submit, an individual named Priyansh Jain claimed that landlords in Bengaluru desire tenants with levels solely from prestigious institutes similar to IIT, IIM, and the Indian College of Enterprise (ISB). The software program engineer not too long ago shared screenshots of a dialog with a dealer who requested for his background particulars, including that the proprietor was in search of folks from “particular backgrounds” on Twitter. The tweet went viral, however it has since been eliminated.

On Fb, a dealer responded to Jain’s inquiry a few flat by asking for the URL to his LinkedIn profile. His background was wanted by the one that positioned the commercial. Earlier than asking about Jain’s employment and academic background, he clarified that the flat proprietor was in search of somebody with a selected background.

Jain responded to the dealer by stating that he was a vegetarian and labored for Atlassian. He was then requested which faculty he attended. He talked about Vellore Institute of Know-how (VIT). To which the dealer replied, “Sorry, your profile doesn’t match.” Jain inquired what was it that the proprietor was in search of. To which, the dealer replied, “Solely IIT, IIM, CA and ISB graduates”.

Jain wrote a submit on Twitter and captioned it as, “#Bangalore flat homeowners, why do you do that?? P.S in search of a single emptiness (ideally vegetarian) close to EGL(Indiranagar, Domlur, HAL). Versatile price range primarily based on how good the flat is. Bonus: I may also educate house-party/campfire guitar.”

The tweet amassed a variety of likes and feedback. “You dad and mom will need to have pressured you to check laborious for those who’re in IIT. ‘No, truly I received into IIT to get this residence I’ve all the time needed,” a Twitter person replied.

“Maybe only a verification step. In different international locations it takes worker letter, previous landlord reference letters and many others,” one other stated.