Bennett University breaks into premier league with Microsoft offering CTC of Rs 44 lacs to its B.Tech student from first graduating batch

The campus placement for the founding batch of B.Tech. (2016-20) students at School of Engineering & Applied Sciences (SEAS), Bennett University, Greater Noida had a brilliant start with leading MNC’s and IT majors participating in the drive. The first campus placement drive for B.Tech. students till now has witnessed more than 100 offers with 20 students receiving multiple offers, average CTC of Rs 5.5 lacs and Microsoft offering a CTC of Rs 44 lacs to one of the Bennett students. Besides Microsoft, other key recruiters who visited the campus for the placement of the first batch of B.Tech. students include TCS, Capgemini, Cvent, NIIT Technologies, Cognizant, Wipro, Hitachi Consulting, Media.net, Uno Mind, Juspay, HIS Market and Tek System. “It is indeed a tremendous achievement for the founding B.Tech. batch (2016-20) receiving such fantastic results which speak of academic rigour of Bennett University and preparing them for corporate careers”, said, Rakesh K Singh, Head- Career Services Centre, BU.
Established in 2016 by Times of India Group, Bennett University, Greater Noida offers B.Tech. programs in Computer Science Engineering, Electronics and Communications Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Physics and Biotechnology. The B.Tech. program is in academic collaboration with Georgia Institute of Technology (USA), a Global Top 10 institution. Setup on a sprawling 68 acre campus, Bennett University takes pride in having best in class academic team lead by Prof Raghunath K. Shevgaonkar (ex- Director IIT Delhi, ex VC University of Pune), contemporary curriculum with focus on future technologies like AI, Blockchain, Machine Learning, IOT etc. taught by research oriented faculty with PhDs from leading national and international universities including IITs, IIMs, high tech labs including NVIDIA Supercomputer, Alexa Voice Recognition lab and modern student amenities like air-conditioned classrooms, hostels and sports complex.
Bennett University doesn’t believe in corporate placements as the only outcome but actively encourages its students to either pursue Masters or work on their start-ups while pursuing graduation. Bennett Finishing School (BFS) provides interested students with on-campus coaching to prepare for GRE and GMAT while on campus incubator i.e. Bennett Hatchery actively supports students who want to pursue their dreams of becoming entrepreneurs. These efforts at Bennett University have resulted in two student start-ups raising external funds of approx. USD 3 million while couple of more in the pipeline.
“It is not enough to be a technically compliant engineer; it is equally important to be an innovative thinker and a business leader. A holistic education is quintessential in shaping the leaders of tomorrow. At BU, we seek to assist students with the entire professional development and career advancement process thus equipping them with the skills they need as professionals or entrepreneurs” said, Prof Raghunath K. Shevgaonkar, Vice Chancellor, Bennett University.