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MUMBAI/KOLKATA: Two 21-year-old, soon-to-graduate IIT Kanpur engineers stunned tech major Oracle by turning down offers of Rs 1.31 crore ($210,000) each, a top person involved in the process told ET. Both have opted for other companies that offered lesser pay, but gave roles the students liked better.

They may have opted for Google, which offered Rs68.34 lakh ($110,000), or Tower Research Capital, a US-based financial services firm, which rolled out a package of Rs74.55 lakh ($120,000). "This just shows that not everyone is running after money," a placement team member, who did not wish to be named, said.

"These students are mature; they know money does not reflect everything." The rapidly unfolding drama on Day 2 of the campus placement season at IITs threw more surprises. Zomato, an online food and restaurant listings startup, offered the highest salary on Day 2 at IIT Bombay, more than what marquee brands, including SamsungIndia R&D, Citicorp, Xerox Research, Adobe and American Express, were willing to pay.

Zomato hired four students from IITDelhi and Bombay at a uniform package of Rs26 lakh each. Forty-one companies were present at IIT-Bombay. On Monday, ET had reported that Oracle had made crore-plus offers at IIT-Madras.
At Kanpur, Oracle had shortlisted three students from computer science background on Sunday and four in the waiting list. Two from the waiting list have since been hired to make up for the dropouts, a placement team member at IITKanpur said. Oracle has also hired students from IIT-Madras and Bombay, all at similar crore-plus salaries.

A Google spokesperson said the company was hiring from India for software engineer profile for their US, UK, Australia and India locations, but declined to comment on compensation.

Companies hired aggressively across all IITs.

IIT Kharagpur believes in building relationships and companies have responded enthusiastically, hiring the highest number of candidates on Day 1, h says SK Barai, professor-in-charge, training and placement, IIT Kharagpur.

Twenty companies, including Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse, Opera Solutions, Google and Schlumberger Asia Services, rolled out 170 offers (including 75 PPOs) at IIT Kharagpur. Real estate portal Housing.com was among the recruiters from the start-up space. More startups are expected.

On Day 2 at IIT Madras, social networking sites like LinkedIn picked up 5 students, Citicorp Services India hired 10, Intel Technology recruited 6 and Eaton Technologies made 10 offers.

We received 93 offers on the first day, and till the end of session 1 on day 2, there have been 48 offers. That is a total of 141 offers, not including PPOs, h Lt Col (Retd.) Jayakumar, deputy registrar (students and placement), IIT Madras, said. IIT Roorkee received 80 offers on Day 1 and around 8-10 companies hired on the second day of placements.

At IIT Guwahati, some 70 students have been selected by 15 companies, including Microsoft, Google, Tata Motors, Morgan Stanley, Flipkart, ITC and Dell.

IIT Guwahati also saw average salaries of a24 lakh, Natesan Srinivasan, faculty-in-charge, training & placement, IIT said.
IIT students ditch crore-plus salaries for job profile - The Times of India

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Well !!!! some IITns are wierd , they are driven by the work they do , if its interesting they go for it if not ... my wife is one . on the other hand to me its always been about money .
 
You should alway do what you are passionate about...money will follow.

Be the best at what you do...nowadays hairstylists are also earning in lacs a month..so money shouldnt be a big deal.It will follow.
 
You should alway do what you are passionate about...money will follow.

Be the best at what you do...nowadays hairstylists are also earning in lacs a month..so money shouldnt be a big deal.It will follow.

This reminds me of the dialog in 3 Idiots "Kamyaab banane ki koshish mat kar kaabil ban, Kamyaabi khud tere peeche aayegi"
 
You should alway do what you are passionate about...money will follow.

Be the best at what you do...nowadays hairstylists are also earning in lacs a month..so money shouldnt be a big deal.It will follow.

My car mechanics earns more than me. A sign of the times.
 
You should alway do what you are passionate about...money will follow.

Be the best at what you do...nowadays hairstylists are also earning in lacs a month..so money shouldnt be a big deal.It will follow.
Not really mate , both me and my wife are IITans , but as i said in my earlier post , its all about what drives you . Making money and having a comfortable life has always been my priority, plus when you are a father of 2 you dont have much choices:)
 
Not really mate , both me and my wife are IITans , but as i said in my earlier post , its all about what drives you . Making money and having a comfortable life has always been my priority, plus when you are a father of 2 you dont have much choices:)
such bolo,are u chetan bhagat?:confused:
 
I made a similar mistake early in my career. And I still regret it. As you mature and see 'business' being done around you, you start to realize that your worth is not determined by how good you are you at your job, its how much value people invest in you - meaning, how much you earn.

Theirs, is of course, a different case as they're choosing between two supercorporations. But in most cases folks, follow the money if the difference is substantial.
 
I mean 210k aint that big of a deal either if you can get a better job profile.

And if they joined ghoogle over oracle its understandable, google is where the future and the fun is.
 
What BS. Oracle doesn't pay $210,000 as staring salary for fresh grads, not even to MIT grads.

Google and Tower Research salary figures sound about right.

My friends (new grads) in the Oil & Gas industry are making 150k+. I switched major from Oil & Gas Eng to follow my passion back in the days. Now I regret it. :D

I mean 210k aint that big of a deal either

You must be either rich or one hell of an idealist. :P
 
What BS. Oracle doesn't pay $210,000 as staring salary for fresh grads, not even to MIT grads.

Google and Tower Research salary figures sound about right.

My friends (new grads) in the Oil & Gas industry are making 150k+. I switched major from Oil & Gas Eng to follow my passion back in the days. Now I regret it. :D

Oracle can pay 2k+, its not new.

You must be either rich or one hell of an idealist. :P

I aint rich bro, if I was I wouldnt be working, lazing my *** of in vegas or bahamas.

Although i dont make that much, I get close :D
 
:woot: No man cant stand the guy:)
plus a lot of pdf members here have met me , and i ain't no celeb:D
have met him in person? Even though his writings are not that good,his book "2 states" is my favourite. He is a IITian and a IIMian,and his wife is also IIMian!He also have 2kids,twins. You guys must've made an awesome couple! Good luck and best wishes!
 
have met him in person? Even though his writings are not that good,his book "2 states" is my favourite. He is a IITian and a IIMian,and his wife is also IIMian!He also have 2kids,twins. You guys must've made an awesome couple! Good luck and best wishes!
Thank you mate. But in reality my wife and me are two compleat opposites.
 

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