recently on 1th and 12th oct Microsoft visited the campus of CET BHUBANESWAR,for the students of CET and NIT ROURKELA.but it didnt invite students from colleges like Silicon institue of technology,Institute of Technical education and Reasearch nd some very good colleges which have some really talented and hardworking students which can fulfill the criteria of innovative idea generating people.just because these students failed to get through NIT and CET that they become ineligible for sitting in their campus.
RE:they dont go to many campuses where talent is present...
by kritimohan ghosh on Oct 14, 2007 11:23 PM Permalink
abe consider yourself lucky!! most of the companies in India are busy doing junk work which their US based colleagues simply dont want to do but microsoft is one company in India which blatantly and ashamedly throws janitorial work at the poor guys hired in hyderabad.
RE:they dont go to many campuses where talent is present...
by on Oct 14, 2007 07:35 AM Permalink
Nihit - Microsoft is hiring only 150 engineering graduates out of possibly 300,000 engineering graduates that India produces in a year. For obvious reasons they got to have lot of filtering in the initial stages and therefore they go to good colleges only. For others who are passionate about Microsoft can always join them as lateral recruits. Most of the private colleges like Silicon and ITR bolster of good buildings, large number of PC infrastructure and facilities like laptops for each student etc. But please check on real parameters like student teacher ratio, qualified faculty, good labs etc. Check the number of faculties who are permanent staff and who have done their masters and PHD and are passionate about teaching! I can tell you they are very few. Most of the faculty members in these colleges are ex students, who treat their job as a stop gap arrangement before proceeding for greener pastures. Engineering colleges have mushroomed in Orissa (following the South Indian model) and today almost everyone goes to an Engineering college after his 2. Doesn't mean that Microsoft who recruits only 150 will visit and consult all institutions under the sun for their talent pool.
RE:they dont go to many campuses where talent is present...
by Praveen Shetty on Oct 14, 2007 12:09 PM Permalink
Well said. Cannot criticise Microsoft for it.
