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♦ 25% of students of outgoing batch secure jobs in less than 2 weeks , ♦ Rs 14 lakh is the highest yearly pay offered to students so far

The placement fair at Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information & Communication Technology (DA-IICT) in Gandhinagar began only 10 days ago, but students are already in a mood to celebrate.

The reason: 25 per cent of students of the batch that will graduate next year have secured jobs. Moreover, this year’s top offer is almost double than last year’s best. In 2009, Rs 7.5 lakh was the highest salary per year offered to students. This time, the figure stands at Rs 14 lakh.

The institute’s placement process began on July 6, with companies falling in “niche group A” visiting its campus. “The first phase of the process has begun on a very bright note. Many companies have offered salaries ranging between Rs 6 lakh and Rs 14 lakh,” Asim Banerjee, faculty convener of the placement committee, told Mirror.

“We are confident that our students will perform well this year also.” He said that the placements at the institute were improving every year. So far, companies such as Accenture, Direct I, Kothari Infotech, Verse Innovation, Saba and Pramati Technologies have visited the campus and offered the profile of software developer to students.

Verse Innovations, which was the first company to visit DA-IICT, has recruited five students. Its top offer is Rs 6 lakh per annum. Pramati Technologies hires students mainly from IITs. This is the first time it has picked DA-IICT. The firm has recruited 14 students and the highest pay it has offered is Rs 5.36 lakh.

So far, Accenture has been the top recruiter; it has roped in 64 students. Direct I, an Indian MNC, has offered the best yearly pay of Rs 14 lakh.

Among other companies,  Saba, a regular at DA-IICT, has taken on board seven students, with best pay of Rs 4 lakh. Kothari Infotech has hired one student with salary of Rs 5 lakh. The first phase of DA-IICT’s placement process is expected to continue till November.

Source: ahmedabad Mirror