Beyond IITs: Private Colleges & NITs Offer Crore-Plus Packages

• Top students from NITs and leading private engineering colleges are now securing packages exceeding 1 crore, a trend previously exclusive to IITs.
• High-Frequency Trading (HFT) firms, global tech companies, and startups are expanding recruitment beyond IITs to institutions like NITs, IIEST Shibpur, VIT Vellore, BITS Pilani, and SRM.
• NIT Warangal saw two students from the 2026 batch receive packages over 1 crore, with many others securing offers above 50-70 lakh.
• BITS Pilani's Pilani campus alone reported six students receiving offers exceeding 1 crore.
• The trend highlights that strong skills in AI, Data Science, Core Engineering, and Finance are now key to high packages, not just the IIT brand.

Why It Matters: High packages are no longer exclusive to IITs; NITs and top private colleges are now securing crore-plus offers.