IIT Grads In Universities Instead Of Top IT Firms
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    • IIT grads in Universities instead of top IT firms
    Industry's loss can be academia's gain. Universities which until last year lost out to corporates when it came to hiring IITians can now able to get the candidates they wanted.

    Among the many universities shopping for faculty members is the Alfaisal University in Saudi Arabia. It has landed up at IIT-Bombay, Kanpur, Chennai and Delhi and offered an annual compensation of 1.3 lakh Saudi riyals (approximately Rs 17 lakh), apart from housing and other facilities, to students who will soon complete their master's or PhD.

    "Several universities from across the globe have invited our students to take up teaching assignments. About 40 to 50 PhD and master's students have taken up such offers,'' said B K Mathur, placement chairman at IIT-Kharagpur.

    A faculty member at IIT-B pointed out that "a very, very small number of M.Techs'' take up teaching jobs. "At the end of the placement season, it will be interesting to be see how many of these universities actually get serious students,'' he added.

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