Archive · 2 Jan 2026
IIT Hyderabad Student Secures Record Rs 2.5 Crore Package
A student named Edward from IIT Hyderabad got a very big job offer worth Rs 2.5 crore.
This is the highest offer ever at this college.
The student, who is 21 years old, will work as a software engineer in a company in the Netherlands.
He did really well in a summer internship and got a full-time job offer.
His parents are engineers and they are very happy.
This year, the average salary for jobs at IIT Hyderabad has gone up by 75%.
Many students have also got job offers from companies outside India.
The college is doing really well in helping students find good jobs.
Edward is very interested in algorithms, competitive programming, finance, and management.
He has also done very well in exams like JEE and CAT.
A final-year computer science engineering student at IIT Hyderabad, Edward Nathan Varghese, secured a record Rs 2.5 crore package from a Netherlands-based firm, Optiver.
The 21-year-old student will join the firm's Netherlands office as a software engineer in July after converting a summer internship into a pre-placement offer.
The student was one of only two selected for the internship and the only one to receive the final offer after completing intensive training and a project.
This record-breaking offer comes in a year when another student at IITH bagged a Rs 1.1 crore package, significantly raising the benchmark.
The 2025 placement season has seen average salary packages at the institute increase by 75%, with 24 international offers secured.
- Who
- Edward Nathan Varghese, a 21-year-old final-year computer science engineering student from IIT Hyderabad
- What
- Secured a record Rs 2.5 crore package from Optiver, a global trading firm in the Netherlands
- When
- The offer was extended after a two-month summer internship, with the student set to join in July
- Where
- The student will join the firm's Netherlands office
- Why
- The student's strong background in competitive programming and the IIT tag helped him secure the offer
Student's Perspective
Institute's Perspective
Achievement Attribution
Student's Perspective
The student attributes his success to the IIT tag, flexible curriculum, and strong focus on coding and competitive programming.
Institute's Perspective
The institute highlights the success as a testament to its strong academic programs and career services.
- Student's Name
- Edward Nathan Varghese
- Student's Age
- 21 years
- Package Amount
- Rs 2.5 crore
- Company Name
- Optiver
- Company Location
- Netherlands
- Role Offered
- Software Engineer
- Internship Duration
- Two months
- Training Duration
- Two weeks
- Project Duration
- Six weeks
- Previous Highest Package
- Rs 1.1 crore (2017)
- Average Salary Increase (2025)
- 75%
- International Offers (2025)
- 24
- PG Students Placed
- 196 out of 650
- UG Students Placed
- 62% of 487
- JEE Main Rank
- AIR 1100
- JEE Advanced Rank
- AIR 558
- CAT Score
- 99.96 percentile, Rank 120
- Career Services Role
- Overall Head at Office of Career Services
- Internship Cell Coordinator Duration
- Eleven months
Sources
IIT Hyderabad Student Bags Record Rs 2.5 Crore Package, Highest in Institutes Placement History
Who is Edward Nathan Varghese? 21-yr-old from IIT Hyderabad student to bag Rs 2.5 crore job offer
IIT Hyderabad Student Edward Nathan Varghese Bags Rs 2.5 Crore Offer
Who is Edward Nathan Varghese? IIT Hyderabad student bags institute’s highest-ever placement package at Rs 2.5 crore
Who is Edward Nathan Varghese? IIT Hyderabad student bags ₹2.5 crore offer at Optiver—the institute’s highest ever
Rs 2.5 crore package at IIT Hyderabad: How one Optiver offer rewrote campus records
