SRM students get over 6,000 offers in just three months
Period Sees 30% Jump Compared To Last Year
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai:30.10.2019
The students of SRM Institute of Science and Technology (SRMIST) have received 6,514 offers from more than 200 companies in this placement season so far.
The placement season for the university started on July
22. “In three months time, we have received more than 6,000 offers. The offers have increased by 30% when compared to the same period last year,” said Sriram S Padmanabhan, director of Career Centre at SRMIST. The placement season will continue till April 2020.
IT majors TCS, Infosys, Cognizant and Wipro made 4,749 offers combined at the end of day-one process, which is more than 50% compared to the previous year day-one offers.
At the conclusion of dayone, TCS made 1,437 offers (‘ninja track’), Infosys 1,315, Cognizant 1,175, and Wipro
822. Apart from this, TCS has made 183 offers under ‘digital track’.
“There is a big push towards going digital. Tech companies are recruiting more freshers who have skills so they can be trained and deployed,” he said.
Along with IT companies, the deemed university also witnessed a spike in hiring by IT product companies, startups and e-commerce companies this year.
“There is a strong demand from information technology product companies. E-commerce companies like Aamazon and tech startups also increased their hiring,” Sriram Padmanabhan said.
“In 2018-19, the university had a record of 600 companies visiting the campus. This year in three months, we have more than 200 companies. If the trend continues, we hope to get around 650 companies before April,” he added.
“Totally, 1,210 students have received super dream offers (₹10 lakh per annum) and dream offers (₹5 lakh per annum) so far. Besides, many students are also recruited by companies from the core engineering sector,” SRMIST said in a release.
The centralised placement process conducted at its Kattankulathur campus brings students from other campuses, including Ramapuram and Vadapalani.
This year, engineering colleges and Anna University also witnessed more than 30% hike in campus placements due to increased hiring by IT services companies.
Period Sees 30% Jump Compared To Last Year
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai:30.10.2019
The students of SRM Institute of Science and Technology (SRMIST) have received 6,514 offers from more than 200 companies in this placement season so far.
The placement season for the university started on July
22. “In three months time, we have received more than 6,000 offers. The offers have increased by 30% when compared to the same period last year,” said Sriram S Padmanabhan, director of Career Centre at SRMIST. The placement season will continue till April 2020.
IT majors TCS, Infosys, Cognizant and Wipro made 4,749 offers combined at the end of day-one process, which is more than 50% compared to the previous year day-one offers.
At the conclusion of dayone, TCS made 1,437 offers (‘ninja track’), Infosys 1,315, Cognizant 1,175, and Wipro
822. Apart from this, TCS has made 183 offers under ‘digital track’.
“There is a big push towards going digital. Tech companies are recruiting more freshers who have skills so they can be trained and deployed,” he said.
Along with IT companies, the deemed university also witnessed a spike in hiring by IT product companies, startups and e-commerce companies this year.
“There is a strong demand from information technology product companies. E-commerce companies like Aamazon and tech startups also increased their hiring,” Sriram Padmanabhan said.
“In 2018-19, the university had a record of 600 companies visiting the campus. This year in three months, we have more than 200 companies. If the trend continues, we hope to get around 650 companies before April,” he added.
“Totally, 1,210 students have received super dream offers (₹10 lakh per annum) and dream offers (₹5 lakh per annum) so far. Besides, many students are also recruited by companies from the core engineering sector,” SRMIST said in a release.
The centralised placement process conducted at its Kattankulathur campus brings students from other campuses, including Ramapuram and Vadapalani.
This year, engineering colleges and Anna University also witnessed more than 30% hike in campus placements due to increased hiring by IT services companies.
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