16 PEC students get INR 46 LPA salary package from Microsoft

A total of 314 students chosen for paid internships and 132 selected under pre-placement offers. 

A total of 16 students of Punjab Engineering College (PEC) have been offered a package of INR 46 lakh per annum, said the institute Director, Baldev Setia. “Sixty companies visited the campus and more than 450 students received offers. As many as 314 students were chosen for paid internships and 132 were selected under pre-placement offers in different companies (a rise of 32 per cent). Sixteen students got job offers from Microsoft and the CTC is attractive,” said Setia. 

“A central research facility will be established in the 100th year for which INR 100 crore has been earmarked. The institute has started a faculty appraisal programme through an external peer review committee,” he said. 

Highest package in 2021

It is the highest package so far this year, and the amount has in fact gone up from that offered in the past years. In 2020, eight students were offered INR 42 lakh per annum by Microsoft. The US-based technology giant had offered the same package to five students in 2019.  

32% jump in pre-placement offers

PEC Director Baldev Setia said the internship programme saw a 13 per cent increase in internship offers in 2020-21, which stands at 314. “These internships resulted in 132 pre-placement offers, which is a phenomenal rise of 32 per cent as compared to the previous year. Many students from different departments are also accepted for research internships in foreign universities,” he said. 

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