Sunday, 9 November 2014

IIT placement 2014: IIT Bombay students get Rs 30 lakh-plus job offers

Just after two students of Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur got Rs 1.20 cr package during the ongoing placement drive, its IIT Bombay's chance to shine. On the day 3 of IIT placements 5 boys of IIT Bombay got a salary offer of 5 million yen (around Rs 30 lakh). This was amongst the highest international offers from MEC Japan that offered jobs to five students.Around 400 offers were made by the domestic companies including Eaton, Intel, Morgan Stanley tech division, Ernst & Young and Cadbury all were accepted. As per the management the...

Singer KK and Irish band Frantic Jack rock the stage at IIT Delhi's cultural fest

The first day of IIT Delhi's cultural fest, Rendezvous, started on a slightly dull note, but the energy levels picked up when Irish band Frantic Jack took the stage and started off the concert with their hit number, Hold On. Niel Kakkar, a second year student of IIT-D, said, "I've never heard about Frantic Jack, but now that they are here, I think they are pretty amazing and cool. Their music is really good." Adding to this, Mayank Jain, a third year student of the college, said "It's always better when bands perform their own songs. The college...