M’luru engg student bags ₹72L job at Rolls Royce

M’luru engg student bags ₹72L job at Rolls Royce 

TIMES NEWS NETWORK 13.07.2025

Rit huparna KS, who completed her sixth semester at Sahyadri College of Engineering and Management in Mangaluru, secured a job at Rolls Royce with an annual package of Rs 72.3 lakh. Hailing from Koduru in Thirthahalli taluk, Rithuparna is undergoing training in the Jet Engine Manufacturing Division of the college. 

What began as a hesitant step into engineering turned into a path-breaking journey of innovation and hard work, culminating in a pre-placement offer (PPO). Rithuparna is the daughter of Saresh KN and Geetha Saresh. “My dream was to become a doctor. However, my NEET results did not fetch a govt seat. I secured a govt seat in the 2022 CET counselling and enrolled at Sahyadri College. Though disheartened initially, from day one of college, I began exploring and ideating,” she said. Her first project was aimed at solving problems faced by arecanut farmers using robotics. 

She and her team presented a harvester and sprayer model at Goa INEX cotest, winning a gold and silver medal. At the same time, with a strong desire to do an internship, she reached out to Rolls Royce. Rithuparna was disappointed, though, when they asked her, “Do you even qualify to be part of our firm,” and told her she would not be able to complete even one assigned task in a month. Rithuparna requested them to give her a task and expressed confidence in completing it.

Though she did not fully understand it at first, she worked tirelessly, and completed the one-month task in a week. What followed was eight months of countless challenges. She even faced several gruelling interview rounds. Just when she began to wonder if it would ever work out, last Dec, she received a direct job offer through a PPO. The firm instructed her to begin work from Jan 2, on a work-from-home basis from midnight to 6am. Once she completes her 7th semester, she will join the firm’s Texas unit in the US. In late April, another surprise awaited her — the firm increased her compensation from Rs 39.6 LPA to Rs 72.3 LPA.