Little_prince Supersonic April 16, 2015 Share April 16, 2015 (edited) IDA DEFENDS DECISION TO HIRE FOREIGNER WITH 'FAKE' DEGREE Post date: 15 Apr 2015 - 12:00pm [Pic Credit: ST] Background Story: EXPOSED: IDA HIRED A FOREIGNER WITH A DEGREE FROM A KNOWN DEGREE MILL After it was exposed by netizens that there is a foreigner working in IDA with a degree from a known degree mill, IDA has responded claiming that the MBA degree obtained from the degree mill did not go toward the decision of the HR department to award the job. Facebook user Sam Tan had posted to the IDA facebook page questioning them about their hiring policies and the allegations about one of their staff holding a fake degree. In response, IDA said: We have investigated and would like to share that Nisha Padmanabhan, a Singapore citizen who joined IDA in 2014, has a Bachelor’s degree from a reputable university and was recruited because of this Bachelor degree, extensive past work experience and good track record. Nisha pursued an MBA out of personal interest, and it was not a relevant certificate for her position in IDA though she was open about the fact that she had obtained it. Her MBA from Southern Pacific University was not a factor that contributed to her employment at IDA. In fact, 93.5% of all IDA staff that were hired at the level of Applications Consultant were based on their Bachelor’s degree. We would like to share that Nisha has been a committed team member and contributed in her role as an Applications Consultant for the past year. We would also like to take this chance to share that IDA selects employees based on a holistic set of criteria which includes their educational qualifications, work experience, individual career aspirations and personality traits. Essentially, IDA is claiming that when they hired her in 2014, they did not consider her MBA at all. Instead, they only looked at her een older bachelor's degree. Netizens who read the reply were not too pleased: What do you think of IDA's reply? This is the link to her linkedin. https://sg.linkedin.com/in/nishapkp Edited April 16, 2015 by Little_prince ↡ Advertisement 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little_prince Supersonic April 16, 2015 Author Share April 16, 2015 We have investigated and would like to share that Nisha Padmanabhan, a Singapore citizen who joined IDA in 2014, has a Bachelor’s degree from a reputable university and was recruited because of this Bachelor degree, extensive past work experience and good track record. this is my main concern. She is a singapore citizen? that means she was awarded her citizenship based on a fake degree? WTF is ICA doing? 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wt_know Supersonic April 16, 2015 Share April 16, 2015 (edited) even if the MBA was not the consideration (really?) ... now that IDA know it was a fake degree, her integrity and honesty is in question liao ... can sack? Edited April 16, 2015 by Wt_know 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nzy Twincharged April 16, 2015 Share April 16, 2015 this is my main concern. She is a singapore citizen? that means she was awarded her citizenship based on a fake degree? WTF is ICA doing? Later ICA say they award her the citizenship based on her bachelor's degree not her MBA. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carnoob Supercharged April 16, 2015 Share April 16, 2015 complacency, complacency... 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little_prince Supersonic April 16, 2015 Author Share April 16, 2015 i mean. shouldn't there be a dept at ICA that does due diligence before awarding citizenship? isn't that like the bare minimum requirement? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darryn Turbocharged April 16, 2015 Share April 16, 2015 Don't jump the gun 1. One say foreigner one say citizen - why the difference? 2. If awarded citizenship recently - was the fake MBA submitted as part of the application process? 3. Is the degree truly fake (as in no work at all) - or merely from a low quality university, with poor teaching and resources? (all can get, but must still finish course work) 4. I would think that a record of the application form is kept, along with the interview notes - can these be released? Or is it an invasion of privacy? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_b20 6th Gear April 16, 2015 Share April 16, 2015 This is just 1 case out of thousands in SG. Question is how much effort does our gahment want to put in to crack down on these?Or just simply close 1 eye because they want ANYBODY coming into this country? 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darryn Turbocharged April 16, 2015 Share April 16, 2015 i mean. shouldn't there be a dept at ICA that does due diligence before awarding citizenship? isn't that like the bare minimum requirement? Did she list the MBA as part of the application? If so - what if ICA did check and struck it out - can we know that is not the case (I know how it looks, but is best not to jump to conclusions) 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beregond Supersonic April 16, 2015 Share April 16, 2015 i dun know about ida side. but its well known in the construction and engineering sector. ft with certain degree or watever cert is hire, because laws or rules in singapore require a person holding that certain cert to sign and approve some doc or papers etc. to by pass this problem, company start to hire ft with VERY VERY high qualification to sign all the paper needed, and the reason ft is chosen over a local grad every 1 know the answer , their paid is a few times lower, all they need to do is attend some meeting act like they know the project and sign the paper. the 1 who is actually doing all the work and know all the stuff is moslty a local diploma holder or a local who dun have meet the qualification set by the authority. ( and to conclude many of these ft have their degree from degree mills , i already know a few who already kenna pok ) 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxus-MIFA9 Supersonic April 16, 2015 Share April 16, 2015 Remind me of YY cases .... 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little_prince Supersonic April 16, 2015 Author Share April 16, 2015 that's the sad truth aint it bro? i dun know about ida side. but its well known in the construction and engineering sector. ft with certain degree or watever cert is hire, because laws or rules in singapore require a person holding that certain cert to sign and approve some doc or papers etc. to by pass this problem, company start to hire ft with VERY VERY high qualification to sign all the paper needed, and the reason ft is chosen over a local grad every 1 know the answer , their paid is a few times lower, all they need to do is attend some meeting act like they know the project and sign the paper. the 1 who is actually doing all the work and know all the stuff is moslty a local diploma holder or a local who dun have meet the qualification set by the authority. ( and to conclude many of these ft have their degree from degree mills , i already know a few who already kenna pok ) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evillusion Supersonic April 16, 2015 Share April 16, 2015 Her linkedin says she went to school at Atomic donnowhat school.....all her tertiary education is in Mumbai....FT converts to citizen.......must be really talented! 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ender Hypersonic April 16, 2015 Share April 16, 2015 Question is not whether her job was based on the bachelor degree or not, but is questionable is did she submit the fake MBA degree as part of the documents when she was applying for the job and citizenship? 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enye Hypersonic April 16, 2015 Share April 16, 2015 best to keep the pandora's box closed and tightly sealed we don't want any more riots 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxus-MIFA9 Supersonic April 16, 2015 Share April 16, 2015 Question is not whether her job was based on the bachelor degree or not, but is questionable is did she submit the fake MBA degree as part of the documents when she was applying for the job and citizenship? Good question but don't expect any answers ... cos IDA deal with infor-comm and common answer given "intermitten - signal not clear" ... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuelsaver Supercharged April 16, 2015 Share April 16, 2015 How many more w such certificates? Our worked-hard-for qualifications have been made a joke. 7 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little_prince Supersonic April 16, 2015 Author Share April 16, 2015 haiz. that's true. the transparency is sorely lacking Good question but don't expect any answers ... cos IDA deal with infor-comm and common answer given "intermitten - signal not clear" ... ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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