I have read many messages about this topic. Most of the messages are telling that the numbers given in the article were wrong or exagerated. This is very serious in nature. The author of the article should clarify the authenticity of the numbers he mentioned. Is it correct or wrong? If yes, why? If no,Why? We have a right to know the correctness of the numbers he mentioned. Please
Hi , I am last year pass out from IIT M. The salary figures last year and this year is much higher than what has been given in this article. I myself got an offer from Lehman brothers for 8.5 lakhs last year. The highest was above 10 lakhs. I wonder if the authors do sufficient research before writing an article
Re: Information in this article is incorrect
by Guest on Jun 15, 2009 09:48 AM Permalink
hey mitchell, plz let me know the branch wise packages in iit madras. Arpit this side, qualified jee 2009.
I would disagree the comment I saw on rediff "IITians are God's gift to the world". For me IIT is all about an elusive brand for which lakhs of students compete and only a handful get in. There are thousands of non IITians, studying elsewhere in India, who are more qualified. Its we who have blown up IITians. They grow up to be arrogant and egoistic bunch of groups who look down at everyone.
My message for them, don't fly too high, else you'll all fall. If you are so great, stay in the country and do something for the nation, than go away settle in States and earn money.
The domestic packages at IIT Madras is way higher than quoted. Schlumberger is paying 23 LPA (domestic placement) to 44 LPA (overseas placements). Shell's package is 10.5-12.6 LPA in banglore. Lehman Brothers, Mumbai's package is 9-9.5 LPA, Mckinsey paying more than 9 Lpa. Fair Isaac: 10.5 LPA for job in R & D sector.
Dear Author, I don't know who's the person you contacted for these data, but I can say with surety that many a things are wrong. For example, First statement.... Mckinsey, BCG, UBS have been visiting IIT Bombay for last 3 years, thats what I am seeing, myself being an IIT Bombay student.... then, you have written 180 companies have visited the campus while they have only registered, haven't come yet... Plus there are many a things which you have modified, I am still thinking Why? The same errors what you are writing were there on CNN-IBN website few days back, and I commented there also. I don't know whether you copied from there or they copied from you, but the thing is that you could have taken a hint from the comments and should have crosschecked the data. Please save the public from these kind of errors.
campus placements in IITs and IIMs has always being one of the inspirational factor for the students preparing for competitive exams. But if we look at the campus of such higly reputated colleges, we can find that in reality they are worth of more remuneration and perks. In such intitutes students are not only exposed to higly technical acadmics but also with the contemporary world of technology where they enculcate the skills required by the companies. Students here gain overall development, they have their own cell to develop college websites, participates regularly in hobby clubs, in sports, organizes many literary functions. In such events students organize and manage on their own which teachs them the management techniques. In other words IITs and IIMs open up the doors to the mordern world. I like the decision of IIT Kgp which restricted the placement to domistic companies only. At least the brightest students of India can be retained in their own nation. I don't want to debate on brain drain, but i now strongly feel that now our nation can provide the proper stage where they can grow and work for the improvized their own land.
RE:fabulous
by arup on Dec 26, 2006 05:42 PM Permalink
Ya I agree. Now such hyped news about hgh and fat packages at IITs and IIMs is becoming stale. I think all these journalists are horribly awestruck by IITs and IIMs. Being an IITian myself I feel suffocated with this never ending hype by the media.
RE:fabulous
by Ankit Srivastava on Dec 20, 2006 04:39 AM Permalink
what are you, like 18 ? Just got into an IIT ? if no, then you have no idea what kind of 'managerial' skills most of the IITians develop while being in IIT. If yes, then you probably have still not gotten over the glitz and the glamour of the intial admission to an IIT. You probably have never pondered over the similarities of a tech education and management. Think about it. There are none. IITians make great managers just because in their 4 years they have been brainwashed to slug it out for 16 of the 24 hours and not make a fuss. During their bachelors, they get so plundered by all this 100K junk talk that when it comes to really deciding their careers, most of them just grab onto the highest bidder. Otherwise, what do you think these Mckinseys and LBs etc. are doing there. They are surely not there to hire people who are better at management than actual management graduates. They are there to hire non-questioning workers, you will work out of their skins just to save the corporations the expense they would have incurred on hiring 3 extra people.
Not saying though, that IITians do not have brains. Thats the one thing going for them...
Message about IIT is not going to lift the spirits of the nation rather than its depriving the spirits of NonIITians and making a scar with their interviews and thier purna's.A news about IITians everyday dosen't look to be good.There are people from ordinary college who are earning $100,000/year and it's not good to applaud just IITians.So rediff pls stop publishing news about IITians, keep it low.
I am not against IITians but just a voice of common men, applauding just one group of people is not good for the nation.
RE:Rediff pls stop IIT purna
by manish chauhan on Apr 25, 2008 08:14 PM Permalink
i agree ...i dont understand why cant they just look beyond the IIT's !..there is soo much happening in many other good colleges of india...rediff never seems to highlight them !!!its the GREAT INDIAN STORY jus abt the 4000 IITians ?? ...the media is just obsessed wid the IIT's ....arghh ...
