“This is the highest salary package offered to any DTU
student. The highest annual package last year was Rs. 58 lakh,” said by an
official.
On cloud nine
Himanshu is ecstatic. “I still cannot believe that I have
this offer from a company like Google. I had never imagined this in the wildest
of my dreams,” the 21- year- old said. A resident of Mansa in Punjab, Jindal
had to clear a detailed written test and four rounds of interview at Google’s
Bangalore office earlier this month before he was shortlisted for the much
coveted job.
“Google had visited our campus in August for a pre-
placement talk. I then sat for the written tests and was shortlisted along with
seven other students. Then followed four gruelling sessions of personal
interview comprising mainly questions on coding, technical and design,” he
said. “ While I tried giving my best during the interview, I was not sure if I
would be selected. The results came on September 13.” While his B. Tech degree
will get over in May next year, Jindal will join Google at their US office in
October 2014.
Proud parents
The boy’s parents and his two elder sisters are also
extremely happy over the development.
“My family is already making plans of sightseeing in the
states. They are all so happy,” he said.
Jindal’s father is a businessman based in Mansa, while his
mother is a housewife. His both sisters are lecturers in a college in Punjab.
He completed his schooling from Mansa. “I was more of a hard worker and
consistent performer. I did not really stand first in all exams or anything.
Instead, I worked at my own pace and managed above average
scrores,” he said.
The placements at DTU started from August 1 this year and
over 40 companies have visited the varsity so far. As many as 265 students have
already been placed. The DTU authorities say that besides offering jobs to
final year students, several of these companies are also offering paid
internships to third year students.
Earlier this month, EPIC, a US- based software company, had
offered a pay package of about $ 1,05,000 (Rs 70 Lakh) to 11 students.
Excellent student
“DTU has strong industrial surface and its UG and research
programs are of high relevance to the industries. Our educational strategy
provides for the troika of education, research and innovations right from
undergraduate education onwards… This way we equip our students with the wings
of knowledge and power of innovation so much needed for excelling in the
industries. The phenomenal rise in campus placements truly reflects the faith
of world class industries in DTU,” said P. B. Sharma, vice-chancellor, DTU.
Source: Yahoo
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