General Intelligence · Decision Making

The following qualifications are required for appointment to a certain post in a reputed multi-national company: A. Candidate must be an MBA with 65% marks. B. Candidate must have passed the selection test with a minimum of 50% marks. C. The candidate must have secured a minimum of 65% marks in the interview. D. Candidate's age should not be less than 23 years and more than 30 years as on 1st September 2018. Exceptions: I. In case of (A) above, but he/she is an engineer with 50% marks, then the matter may be referred to the Director for Recruitment. II. In case of (B) above, but he/she has a minimum of 2 years of experience working as an executive officer, the matter may be referred to the Chairman, Recruitment Committee. Below is the information regarding a candidate. Analyze it in the context of the above criteria and conditions and decide the appropriate action. Sohail Singh is an MBA with 76% marks. He has been working as an executive officer at a firm since December 2016. He has secured 72% marks in the selection test and 70% marks in the interview. His date of birth is 14 August 1993 (making his age 25 years as of 1 September 2018). What decision should be taken?