Indian educational institutions are well-known for producing elite talent, with IITs, IIMs, and NITs frequently setting records for placements. Anurag Makade, a BTech student at the Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Allahabad, bucked convention and received a staggering Rs 1.25 crore bundle from Amazon despite having no IIT, IIM, or NIT degree.<\/p>\n
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<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nThe Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Allahabad had a great placement season last time around, with as many as 5 students receiving employment with annual packages exceeding Rs 1 crore. Among them was Anurag Makade, who received one of the largest shipments of Rs 1.25 crore from the US-based e-commerce giant Amazon.<\/p>\n
“Greetings folks, I’m super excited to share that I joined Amazon as a Frontend Engineer!” Anurag shared the news on LinkedIn.<\/p>\n
According to his Facebook profile, he studied BTech in IT at IIIT Allahabad and is originally from Nashik. Anurag has previously worked as a software engineering intern for cure-fit in Bengaluru, Karnataka, and as an Analyst Intern for American Express in Gurugram, Haryana, before joining Amazon in Dublin, Ireland. In September 2022, he began working as a full-time Frontend Engineer at Amazon.<\/p>\n
Aside from Anurag’s outstanding success, Pratham Prakash Gupta of IIIT Allahabad received a 1.4 crore package from Google. Furthermore, Amazon reportedly hired Palak Mittal for compensation worth more than Rs 1 crore, while Rubrik offered Akhil Singh a package worth Rs 1.2 crore.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n