August 9, 2025

Get ready for some exciting news from BITS Pilani! The institute’s 2025 batch has witnessed a sparkling 11% rise in placements compared to last year. Students across its four campuses — Pilani, Goa, Hyderabad, and Dubai — have grabbed a whopping 2,379 offers so far. What’s making this year special? More offers, higher salaries, and a strong push from hot sectors like semiconductors and high-frequency trading firms. The salary scene is sizzling too! According to G Balasubramanian, the chief placement officer for BITS Pilani - India & Dubai, the median salary shot up by 14%, landing at ₹19.4 lakh per annum from ₹17 lakh last year. That’s not all — the average salary jumped an impressive 16% to ₹22 lakh! Hold on tight, because the top offer from a mysterious high-frequency trading firm jumped a jaw-dropping 44%, though the official name is kept under wraps. Several big names in high-frequency trading like Tower Research, IMC Trading, Quad Eye, and AlphaGrep came to the campus and showered students with even higher packages than before. Ramgopal Rao, BITS Pilani’s vice chancellor, shared, “We have placed about 80.8% of our students this year compared to the same period last year. We have grown by about 11% roughly.” That’s a clear sign of how vibrant things are getting! One exciting driver behind this boom? The India Semiconductor Mission is now casting its magic. More semiconductor giants, including Micron, are aggressively hiring this year. Micron alone made offers to 51 students — shining proof of the sector’s power. BITS Pilani isn’t just sitting back. To keep students sharp, it has amped up hackathons, coding challenges, and certifications, making sure everyone is ready for fierce competition. While international offers have dipped 33% since 2021, the startup scene is buzzing! Cool companies like Astera Labs, Tenstorrent, Whatfix, Vegapay, Dhruva Aerospace, Jar, Darwinbox, UnifyApps, Lyskraft, Trustwise, and Samsara are all hunting for talent. Leading giants like Microsoft, Google, Amazon, BCG, Kearney, Wells Fargo, Goldman Sachs, and Qualcomm also queued up to hire. BITS Pilani’s latest placement season is clearly a blockbuster — a smashing success story of bigger offers, sizzling salaries, and bright futures for its students. Who’s next in line to grab the limelight?

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