IIT-Kharagpur student gets Rs 1.5-cr offer

IIT sources claimed that the 1.54 crore offer is the highest ever package received by the Kharagpur unit and among the largest ever in all IITs.

In one of the fattest pay packages offered to an IITian ever in campus placements, a student of IIT-Kharagpur has been offered a whopping annual salary of over Rs 1.5 crore.

IIT-Kharagpur officials said the salary package was among the 163 offers made by 27 visiting companies Monday on the first day of campus placements. The highest domestic package was of Rs 42 lakh and highest offer from abroad was of US$ 250,000 (Rs 1.54 crore), the officials said.

The IIT authorities have refused to disclose details about the student or the company which made the offer, saying “this brings unnecessary attention to the student”.

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IIT sources claimed that the 1.54 crore offer is the highest ever package received by the Kharagpur unit and among the largest ever in all IITs.

The highest number of offers (24) was made by niche analytics consulting company EXL Service Pvt Ltd due to growth induced demand, followed by international brands like VISA, Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse, Cisco, Microsoft IDC. Analytics, IT and Finance are leading so far. The first time visitors — Parthenon, TSMC , BMGI, VISA, Baker Hughes and Auctus Advisors — also gave an encouraging response.

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