2 Students of IIIT-A Bag 60 Lakh Offer from Facebook
Tiwari said that numerous employers visited the campus in 2012-2013 placement sessions and the institute's B-Tech students achieved cent percent placement in a dozen companies. Nearly 70 percent of the students got lucrative pay package of above 5.5 lakh per annum, while the highest offered pay package was 60 lakh per annum. Corporate biggies such as Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, Walmart, Amazon, Facebook and Verizon were the employers who recruited extensively form the institution. And he also disclosed that along with hiring students the corporate houses also offered Pre-Placement Offers (PPOs) to pre-final year students.
Microsoft, the world’s largest software maker measured by revenues, offered pay packages of around 18 lakh per annum to some students, while the world’s biggest private employer, Walmart, offered a package of 22 lakh. Other renowned firms such as TCS, IBM, and Sapient also participated actively in the placements and hired extensively.
As per Tiwari, unique combination of highly-qualified faculty and unmatched course content are the USP of the institution which prepares the students to take on positions of stature in the highly competitive corporate world.
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