LUCKNOW: A student of IIT-Kanpur who hails from Delhi has received a job offer of nearly Rs 1.5 crore per annum from Microsoft . This is the highest ever salary offer to a student of IIT-K , sources at the premier institute told TOI.The student has been offered a position at Microsoft's headquarters in Redmond. Last year, the highest base pay offered to a student at IIT-K was Rs 93 lakh.Elated after getting the offer, the student, who requested anonymity, broke the news first to his wing mates. Both Transocean and Schlumberger, which were seen on the campus during placements till last year, are absent this year. Amsterdam-based Flow Traders walked in for the first time.E-commerce firms like Amazon, Paytm, Ola and Uber also visited the campus.

Source: Times of India December 03, 2016 19:42 UTC