Archive · 5 Jan 2026
IIT Hyderabad Student Secures ₹2.5 Crore Job Offer
A student named Edward Nathan Varghese, who is in his final year at IIT Hyderabad, got a very big job offer worth ₹2.5 crore.
This is the highest job offer ever given to a student at IIT Hyderabad.
He will work as a software engineer for a company called Optiver, which is based in the Netherlands.
Edward got this job after doing a summer internship with the company.
Before this, the highest job offer at IIT Hyderabad was ₹1 crore in 2017.
Edward said that the support and environment at IIT Hyderabad helped him get this job.
Edward Nathan Varghese, a final-year computer science engineering student at IIT Hyderabad, secured a ₹2.5 crore job offer from Optiver.
This is the highest job offer ever recorded at IIT Hyderabad, surpassing the previous highest offer of ₹1 crore in 2017.
Edward will join Optiver as a software engineer starting in July 2025, following a successful summer internship.
The offer was made during the 2025 placement season and is a pre-placement offer (PPO).
Edward credited the institute's ecosystem for helping him shape his journey and secure the job.
- Who
- Edward Nathan Varghese, a final-year computer science engineering student at IIT Hyderabad
- What
- Secured a ₹2.5 crore job offer from Optiver
- When
- During the 2025 placement season, starting in July 2025
- Where
- Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad (IITH)
- Why
- The offer is the highest ever recorded at IIT Hyderabad, following a successful summer internship
- Student Name
- Edward Nathan Varghese
- Institute
- Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad (IITH)
- Job Offer Amount
- ₹2.5 crore
- Company
- Optiver
- Position
- Software Engineer
- Start Date
- July 2025
- Previous Highest Offer
- ₹1 crore (2017)