Why these engineering colleges told Google to ‘search’ elsewhere

NEW DELHI: Google’s plan to recruit from the National Institutes of Technology (NITs) this year got stalled after it asked for at least two weeks to decide on candidates following campus interviews. Google, known to be a top paymaster at the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), had reached out to at least three NITs — Surathkal, Trichy and Warangal — seeking to be a Day 1 campus recruiter in the final placement season for undergraduates that kicked off last month.
Companies participating in the final placement typically announce results on the day of the interview, giving candidates the chance to participate in the selection process run by other recruiters. The NITs refused to make an exception for Google, which is known to offer compensation packages of upwards of Rs 1 crore at engineering campuses for international roles.