Facebook has hired an engineering student for an annual package for Rs 1.34 crore, making it as one of the biggest offers given to any alumnus of technical institution of the country.
The lucky man is a B.Tech student from Allahabad-based Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology (MNNIT). Hiring for a high amount, in 2010, a student from IIT Madras was appointed for an annual sum of Rs 1.7 crore.
Feeling proud on his students, P Chakravarti, Director, MNIT said that, many students have bagged lucrative jobs and around 30 alumni have been hired for more than Rs 10 lakh package from companies namely Microsoft, Amzon, Adobe and others.
Facebook has been recruiting students from technology institutions in India, especially IITs. This is the first time it has recruited someone from NIT. Chakrabarti refused to divulge details of the student citing privacy reasons. The student, said the director, would join Facebook in June after his final examination.
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