Rs 82L/year? Not interested, say IIT-Madras graduates

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A 82 lakh annual pay packet doesn't seem to be enticing enough for a few IITians. Two out of six IIT-Madras students have rejected South Korean multinational company Samsung's $1,50,000 offer (about 82 lakh), with the campus being inundated with offers this year.


Computer science BTech graduates Nitin Motiani and Sujeet Gholap said it was a "tough call," but they eventually turned down the proposal.


Sujeet, who created a record by getting six offers on Day 1 of the campus placement on Saturday, chose to work with Google. "Both companies (Google and Samsung) are leaders in their respective fields, and the work at both places will be challenging and satisfying, so I wasn't exactly sure which one to pick," he said.


What tipped the balance was his dream of joining Google when he joined the computer science department four years ago. "I never thought I'd get an offer from Google when I joined, just that it would be something nice to achieve," he said, without divulging how much Google had offered him.


Sujeet will work out of the US office of Google, and is expected to join the company in October 2013.

Times_Of_India

 

[biswa]

Well the jobs will be quite different. Google is a web software company. Samsung is a hardware company. For "pure" Computer Science Google might be a better fit, like Samsung would be for "Electrical Engineering". Apples and oranges really.

Plus, who would go to South Korea if one can go to the US?

 

[amala]

Exactly what i was thinking! Why would anyone pick SK when they get to work in sunny Cali

 

[annai]

Good decision.Best Wishes.It is also wise and darma to think the best way of contributing to mother land and people who are responsible for this knowledge to get this position. All wise men with good soul will think in right path for economic growth of their mother land by contributing their knowledge.I am sorry if I am wrong.Regards