Despite Covid-19 pandemic, BITS Pilani-Hyderabad placements record 50% jump in recruiters

HYDERABAD: The Birla Institute of Technology (BITS) Pilani, Hyderabad campus recorded a 50 per cent jump in number of recruiters from 195 last year to 293 this year, signifying a progressive placement season for the institute.
The demand for IT roles in software development, data science, cloud computing and cyber security was evident as 478 students got offers in IT firms, a 49.3 per cent jump from 320 students last year. According to the placement cell, companies such as Microsoft, Google, Uber, Nutanix, Arcesium, Flipkart, Adobe and Amazon rolled out pre-placement offers to their summer interns.

Total 228 students received offers of more than Rs 20 lakh per annum, an increase of 22.5 per cent over 2019-20 placement season. “Since the pandemic, we were slightly scared about the placements. Surprisingly, we had more number of companies coming over for placements, giving us more options to select from. Our placement unit did a tremendous job in hosting so many companies at once,” said Yatharth Batra, 25, who was recently placed at Western Digital as validation engineer for a package of Rs 22 lakh.
The infrastructure sector, which underwent a rough patch due to manpower and supply chain disruption, was sceptical in hiring due to uncertain business scenarios. However, infrastructure heavyweights such as Ramboll, L&T Limited, WSP, Arup, Stantec, Atkins and Vestas hired students for structural and transportation engineer roles from BITS Pilani, Hyderabad campus. This year, consulting and product management roles were in demand among engineering students with several prominent companies such as Bain Capability Network, Ernst & Young, Indus Insights, Dalberg, Flipkart and Deloitte offering product and IT consulting roles. “For the upcoming year of placement 2021-22, BITS Pilani, Hyderabad campus looks forward to a repeat of the bullish hiring season with yet another scintillating performance,” said Biju Rajan, senior manager, placement, BITS Pilani, Hyderabad campus.