Following are the criteria to recruit a HR Consultant in an organisation:

The candidate must

(a) be a graduate in any discipline with minimum 70% marks.

(b) be above 25 years and not above 30 years of age as on 01-01-2021.

(c) have done MBA in HR.

(d) have an experience of minimum three years in HR Department.

(e) be ready to be on probation for one year.

If a candidate satisfies all the criteria except

(i) at (c) above, but is a Commerce graduate with minimum 75% marks and has been working in HR department for at least last five years, his/her case is to be referred to the General Manager.

(ii) at (d) above, but has scored minimum 75% in post graduation (MBA-HR) and has a minimum of two years of experience in HR, his/her case is to be referred to the Director.

In question below, details of a candidate are provided. You have to take one of the following courses of action based on the information provided and mark the number of that course of action as your answer.

You are not to assume anything other than the information provided in each question. All these cases are given to you as on 01-07-2021.

Ramesh is a commerce graduate with 76% marks and has completed MBA in HR. He was born on 01-04-1994 and has four years’ experience as a Senior HR Manager. He is ready to join on one-year probation.