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President and General Secretary
Director Recollects His Life in Pilani
THE FINE PRINT
PRESS
CLUB
PRESENTS
SEMESTER II
ISSUE III
PILANI
APRIL 2015
CTC (in lacs)
ENGLISH
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With the end of the year in sight, it is high time to review the placement figures for the
semester, hoping to gain the incentive to muddle through the gruelling last weeks. The
percentage of students placed so far is about 91, an increase from last year’s 90.5%,
with 397 students placed out of a pool of 437. The Placement Unit’s coordinator,
Shobhit Mohanty, is expecting the number to go up as more than a couple of
companies are still due to visit the campus. Other on-campus initiatives, such as video
conferencing, have also been put in place to connect with companies unable to make it
to Pilani. The average package offered was about 10.25 lakhs with the highest, 25.5
lakhs accredited to students in CS, Instrumentation and IS.
The winter window was a success with a total of 14 companies arriving during the
month of December. While the number is slightly lower than last year, these
companies had better profiles.
Some big names, such as Texas Instruments and Tata Steel, usually associated with the
first semester, made their presence known. Others, which had dropped out of the race
during the last two years, were also present.
The Placement Unit is hard at work ensuring that students get placed in a company of
their choice and foresee only an upward trend.
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According to Shobhit, students should choose their PS wisely, ensuring that they don’t
miss out on a company of their choice solely because of the semester they decide to
stay on for. Aspirants aiming for core jobs should be in touch with their technical
courses. Companies associated with these look for projects and internships students
are involved with. For those who feel the non-core sector, especially consulting, is their
calling, online courses in relevant fields would give a boost to their preparations which
should also incorporate developing soft skills and a strong grasp of current affairs. As
always, the significance of CGPA cannot be neglected. Most companies have a
minimum cutoff for eligibility to sit for interview and those who boast of higher
CGPAs do possess a certain advantage.
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The companies that arrived on campus this year showed a gradual change in trend with
one out of every five having a non-core affiliation. The company profiles varied across
consulting, marketing, teaching and financial sectors. This is a direct consequence of
students preferring consulting firms due to more lucrative opportunities and lack of
confidence in the technical sector. Influence of seniors who have switched to non-core
positions after taking up technical jobs also plays a key role in motivating aspirants to
start early preparations to enter the same. All the same, for those interested in the core
sector, sufficient opportunities were made available.