Around 280 companies have visited and hired from BITS Pilani Goa campus, which is a 4 percent increase over last year, said Balasubramanian.
New Delhi: Amid a global market downturn, a student from the BITS Pilani K K Birla Goa campus grabbed an impressive annual salary package of Rs 60.8 lakh during the placement season. According to institute officials, this package marks a 35 percent increase compared to last year’s highest domestic offer, showcasing a significant rise in placement success.
Computer science engineering student Ruturaj Godse has been offered the package by multinational investment management firm, D E Shaw.
This year, BITS Pilani K K Birla Goa campus witnessed over 90 percent of its 926 students who registered for placements being offered jobs this year.
G Balasubramanian, chief placement officer, India and Dubai, BITS Pilani said, “Of the students who registered, more than 79 have received salaries of over Rs 40 lakh per annum, making this number the highest ever for the campus. The number of students receiving salaries of Rs 40 lakh per annum is more than double of the previous years.”
The officer further informed that while the highest domestic salary has grown by 35%, the average salary has also seen a nearly 9.4% rise, going from Rs 19.2 lakh to Rs 20.9 lakh per annum, he said.
Around 280 companies have visited and hired from BITS Pilani Goa campus, which is a 4% increase over last year, said Balasubramanian.
“The hiring season at the Goa campus began well during the summer internship pre-placement offers. Over 60% of the interns received a full-time offer, with companies expressing strong satisfaction with the talent. These came from companies such as Google, Microsoft, Uber, D E Shaw, Texas Instruments, Nvidia, and Exxon Mobil, among several others,” said Goa campus placement head R B Mouli.
A large number of offers came from global tech giants, with Amazon offering jobs to 32 students, Uber to 16, Microsoft to 17, Nutanix to 13 and Google to 7, he said.
