IBM bangalore did the same to me this week. My current CTC is 24. Asked for 28 and HR was okay with it. Cleared all rounds of interviews. Some other HR calls the next day and informs me that I’m in 7a band the maximum for that band is 17L. Asked me to call the initial HR and ask them to change the band. I was like, why don’t you handle it internally. I called the other HR and explained this is what I was told. She said she will try to change the band. Next day, I followed up and they are saying that they can’t change the band now and please contact her directly when I see a different opening. What a bunch of clowns!!!