Hiring graduates with best degrees from top universities ‘could be discrimination against average students’ | Mail Online

Companies hiring graduates with top degrees could be discriminating against students with average grades, according to a Government-commissioned review.

Jobs that require applicants to have a minimum qualification of a 2:1 degree may prevent firms meeting diversity targets, the report said.

Many sought-after positions – particularly in the corporate sector – require a certain standard of academic achievement and even attendance at a certain set of universities.

But the review for the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills said the system was ‘flawed’.

Professor Tim Wilson, who carried out the review, said: ‘A filter that limits recruitment to a particular set of universities, a “2-1 standard” and a defined UCAS entry threshold to the corporate sector are not uncommon requirements…

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