Lucrative offers for IIT graduates come with strings attached

extend thevalue that they bring foralonger period by preventing quick departures. That said, even these measures are successful only up toa point, rival firms buy them out with an even sweeter deal.”

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Overthe last couple of years, newer, artificial intelligencefocused firms got top slots during the IIT placement season. That coincided with a hiring slowdown from the pandemicera frenzy. But IITs saw some uptick in hiring in 2025.

‘This year, high-frequency traders, including Quadeye, Graviton Research Capital, NK Securities, Quantbox Research and Squarepoint Capital, are offering performance andjoiningbonuses. The ohjectiveisto secure the candidate assoon as the offer ismade.

Texas Instruments will offer around %40-43 lakh to graduatesand postgraduatesat IITs. Thecompany’sjob description at one of the IITs indicates $10,000 worth of restricted stock units (RSUs) that have a vesting period of four years, according to documents reviewed by Mint. RSUs are a retention tool where employcesare granted a fixed number of shares after a specified period, during which they must fulfil performance criteria.