The Vellore Institute of Technology’s (VIT) 2021 Campus placement started of with a century this week as more than 100 students got selected for PG internships. Intel and Qualcomm have completed their selection process this week. Intel has selected 106 MTech students with a stipend of Rs 40,000 per month, on conversion after the internship; the CTC would be Rs 18 lakh per annum. Qualcomm has selected five MTech students with a stipend of Rs 45,000 per month, on conversion after the internship; the CTC would be Rs 29 lakhs per annum. The entire selection process was conducted remotely through remote online tests and interviews.
More than 20 companies have confirmed their participation for remote internship process which include the big names like Vmware, Mediatek, Infineon,Philips, Novartis,Volvo, Cerner, etc., Other companies who would like to visit the institute for on campus interviews, will visit after the lock down.
The selected PG students from second year MTech, MTech (Software Engineering) and MCAs would join the companies by first week of August for a 10 month internship. The stipend ranges from Rs 15,000 to Rs 50,000 and if converted after the internship, their compensation would range from Rs 5 lakh to Rs 29 lakh per annum.
COVID-19 has not affected the placement process at VIT. The process of applying for the job is going to be the same , but the entire selection process would be done online. The placement office shares the resumes of the eligible and interested students to the companies. The companies would conduct online tests which can be taken remotely by the students. There are tools that are inbuilt into the online test platforms used by the companies that monitor the students while taking the tests which prevent copying and other malpractice during the test process. Students who are shortlisted from the test will go through an online interview.