MUMBAI: Dollar dreams of a few IITians who had bagged US offers from device giants in December 2016 are yet to materialise. Thanks to the Trump management's review of the visa policy, one of the most absolute best minds within the nation who had bagged crore-plus offers are now settling for lesser placements.
While firms are trying their absolute best to get IIT graduates on board as promised, many on campus are wary of US offers within the upcoming placement season. The collection of US offers had, after all, dropped to single digits at main IITs ultimate December after the exchange within the nation's regime. Placement cells at IITs are now looking past the US for international profiles. Japan, Taiwan, Canada, Singapore and some European countries have begun to upward thrust in students' choice listing.
Very few IIT graduates who had been offered jobs ultimate 12 months have started work in the US. The final have joined the organizations' India workplaces or are being offered possible choices in a foreign country.
Microsoft, for instance, has offered Canadian positions to students. "The students are looking forward to joining the Canadian office soon. Though the packages are not the same, most organizations have a good reputation. And they promise to move students to US locations after they complete a year or two, when they manage the visas," stated an IIT-Bombay graduate. Some 3 to four students of IIT-Bombay have been affected.
A computer science and engineering scholar from the Powai campus stated, "Students are always keen on US jobs, but many prefer to work for a year or two and then pursue higher studies. If it takes more than a year just to get US visas, the job location is of little consequence. Such students would rather choose better domestic opportunities. Getting student visas is easier than getting H1B visas now."
Older IITs, despite the fact that open to inviting US firms, are also treading cautiously to verify students don't get a raw deal. At one of the older IITs, a scholar who had bagged a US job quit to join some other company after his visa application was once rejected. "He was asked to work in the Bangalore office. He was one of our batch toppers," stated a scholar from that institute. "Everyone, including the companies, are a little cautious about the visa policy in the US. Apart from the US, we are also increasingly looking at European firms from Germany and Amsterdam who have agreed to visit the campus. It is our policy to reach out to everyone," stated a scholar coordinator from IIT-Kanpur.
The placement cell at IIT-Bombay, too, intends to hunt some roughly assurance from US firms visiting the institute this December, stated a coordinator. "Many of these software giants remain students' top preferences. IIT-Bombay is also reaching out to most of the Asian and European firms, apart from the US. Japan, Taiwan, Singapore have been showing keen interest in IITs," stated a scholar coordinator from IIT-B.
A member of the All India Placement Committee of the IITs stated that students from the older, established IITs are hit by way of this disaster in comparison with more recent ones. "The offers at other IITs were almost negligible last year. The ones in Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai and Kanpur are the most affected due to the visa policy," stated the member.
While firms are trying their absolute best to get IIT graduates on board as promised, many on campus are wary of US offers within the upcoming placement season. The collection of US offers had, after all, dropped to single digits at main IITs ultimate December after the exchange within the nation's regime. Placement cells at IITs are now looking past the US for international profiles. Japan, Taiwan, Canada, Singapore and some European countries have begun to upward thrust in students' choice listing.
Very few IIT graduates who had been offered jobs ultimate 12 months have started work in the US. The final have joined the organizations' India workplaces or are being offered possible choices in a foreign country.
Microsoft, for instance, has offered Canadian positions to students. "The students are looking forward to joining the Canadian office soon. Though the packages are not the same, most organizations have a good reputation. And they promise to move students to US locations after they complete a year or two, when they manage the visas," stated an IIT-Bombay graduate. Some 3 to four students of IIT-Bombay have been affected.
A computer science and engineering scholar from the Powai campus stated, "Students are always keen on US jobs, but many prefer to work for a year or two and then pursue higher studies. If it takes more than a year just to get US visas, the job location is of little consequence. Such students would rather choose better domestic opportunities. Getting student visas is easier than getting H1B visas now."
Older IITs, despite the fact that open to inviting US firms, are also treading cautiously to verify students don't get a raw deal. At one of the older IITs, a scholar who had bagged a US job quit to join some other company after his visa application was once rejected. "He was asked to work in the Bangalore office. He was one of our batch toppers," stated a scholar from that institute. "Everyone, including the companies, are a little cautious about the visa policy in the US. Apart from the US, we are also increasingly looking at European firms from Germany and Amsterdam who have agreed to visit the campus. It is our policy to reach out to everyone," stated a scholar coordinator from IIT-Kanpur.
The placement cell at IIT-Bombay, too, intends to hunt some roughly assurance from US firms visiting the institute this December, stated a coordinator. "Many of these software giants remain students' top preferences. IIT-Bombay is also reaching out to most of the Asian and European firms, apart from the US. Japan, Taiwan, Singapore have been showing keen interest in IITs," stated a scholar coordinator from IIT-B.
A member of the All India Placement Committee of the IITs stated that students from the older, established IITs are hit by way of this disaster in comparison with more recent ones. "The offers at other IITs were almost negligible last year. The ones in Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai and Kanpur are the most affected due to the visa policy," stated the member.
Dollar dreams of IITians stalled, focus shifts to EU, Japan, S’pore
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