OMG! 4 IIT-Kanpur students turn down salary offer of Rs 1 crore per annum

Kanpur, Dec 5: Four students of IIT Kanpur have turned down job offers which would have paid them more than Rs. 1 crore yearly. Two of them have given priority to professional fulfilment while the other two want to pursue higher studies.

It is not everyday that a job-seeker turns down a Rs. 1 crore offer and the decision by four of them -- three boys and a girl student -- at the premier technological institute in Kanpur is sure to create a flutter, especially when two of them are said to have settled for lower salaries in order to work in profiles which they found to be more suitable for themselves. [IIT-Kharagpur student gets Rs 1.5 crore pay package]

According to the chairman of the IIT-Kanpur Placement Cell, Prof Deepu Philip, the remaining two male students have opted for higher studies over signing up to join any company.

Philip, who refused to divulge the names of the four students, said that the offers were made on Wednesday by a multinational company during placement interviews on their campus.

"The offer to these four students was for a take home of US $150,000, or close to Rs. 93 lakh per annum. Along with other incentives and perks, the size of the package was more than Rs. 1 crore yearly," Philip told PTI on Thursday. [IIT Kharagpur student offered Rs 91-Lakh salary package]

"The girl student and one of the boys declined the offer saying it did not match their temperament and that they wanted professional fulfilment from their jobs. The two have accepted offers of Rs. 50 lakh per annum from a smaller company.

"The remaining two students said they want to focus on higher studies and were, therefore, not keen on taking up the Rs. 1 crore offer," added Philip.

In one of the fattest pay packages offered to an IITian ever in campus placements, a student of IIT Kharagpur was a few days back offered a whopping annual salary of over Rs. 1.5 crore. IIT authorities have refused to disclose details about the student or the company which made the offer, saying "this brings unnecessary attention to the student".

IIT sources claimed that the 1.54 crore offer is the highest ever package received by the Kharagpur unit and among the largest ever in all IITs.

IIT Kanpur had kicked off its placement drive on Dec. 1 with around 1,290 students from B.Tech, B.Tech Dual and M.Tech courses registering for the same. The placement drive will continue till December 24.

PTI