DU placement cell has received 21,189 online registrations from 121 colleges, institutes
and departments.
The placement season at IIT-Delhi this year has defied recession.
Day one saw 25 companies and 130 job offers. Last year, 19 companies had recruited
students on the first day. Companies such as Facebook, Opera, Microsoft, Tower,
McKinsey, Bain and Google are a few big names that have up to hire students.
Ankur Dahiya, who has chosen to work for Facebook next year, was also offered jobs
from Tower and Google, both multi-national companies. But the offer that Dahiya
has got is not the biggest one anticipated in the campus. A multi-national firm
that will be coming to the campus the next month is offering a package of Rs 90
lakh per annum.
At DU as well, a few big companies have shown their presence. For the first time,
Uniqlo, a Japanese apparel giant, has come to the Central Placement Cell of the
university and is looking to hire large number of students. "They are offering a
good package, around 
20 lakh per annum, to students. The first round of their
process is over," said Gulshan Sawhney, deputy dean, students’ welfare. This year,
DU placement cell has received 21,189 online registrations from 121 colleges, institutes
and departments. In colleges, too, the response has been good. The placement process
has kicked off in most colleges, with regulars like Google, McKinsey, Bain, etc,
conducting tests and interviews.
At Shri Ram College for Commerce, a student has already been offered a job with
a package of 10 lakh per annum. This figure is set to rise soon as the placements
have been interrupted by semester-end exams. "We expect much better offers soon.
Better offers start to roll in by December-January and by that time even students
know what they want to pursue," said a teacher at SRCC who did not want to be named.
Courtesy: Hindustan Times
