What kind of salary do people working in the IT field get?

[infra_red_dude]

Anything less than 3.6lacs pa is simply not acceptable.. You don't slog 4 years in Engg just to get peanuts..

Sigh... Aajkal ke bachche!

 

[PraKs]

Anything less than 3.6lacs pa is simply not acceptable.. You don't slog 4 years in Engg just to get peanuts..

LMAO

I am surely gona show this to my HR dud do give me ur E mail ID what u write in ur resume..

Well yeah, they do give even 4 lacs PA but they kick u just in 4 months

There are already 5000 freshers kicked out who have already got such a nice job with this package..

I have already given Deccanherald link. have a look..

Come to Planet Earth sir..

 

[~Phenom~]

@pathik, Come to reality dear. Earlier I was having a bit similar thoughts. I refused jobs paying 15k to me. Now its been quite a lot of time and I am still looking for a job. I am even ready to work for 8k now but not getting the job of software engineer. All the offers I am getting are of BPOs(offering around 18k). 3.6 lpa is a dream package for me now.

 

[Pathik]

Hayla.. I didnt know i had made such a controversial statement.. Btw i meant that IMO one shd get atleast 3.6 1-2 yrs down the line if not as a fresher.. No offence meant to ny1.. Btw guys how much diff wd it make(in the pay packet?) if i do my ms from a recogd univ.?? all inputs appreciated..

 

[infra_red_dude]

^^^ Depends on what field you pursue ur MS and in what field you take up a job.

If you are not techinically interested the best thing is an MBA from a good univ.

 

[casanova]

Expect the things to change in India. With 1USD=39 INR (The rupee appreciation effect) and Indian IT industry depending mostly on outsourcing, the pay packages would definitely take a hitting.

For a fresher, his degree is rated over his talents,
e.g; Engineers>MCAs>MCS
whereas it comes to sheer computing, it is the other way round

As DrGrudge said,start off work efficiently, things will start improving.

 

[2kewl]

A B.Tech fresher recruited by IT biggies like Cognizant, Infy, TCS, Wipro gets anything between 2.75-3.25 lacs first up

 

[Zeeshan Quireshi]

A B.Tech fresher recruited by IT biggies like Cognizant, Infy, TCS, Wipro gets anything between 2.75-3.25 lacs first up

BTech in Computers or anything else .

Like Electrical n stuff too ? do these ppl get hired by IT companies also ?

 

[2kewl]

BTech in Computers or anything else .

Like Electrical n stuff too ? do these ppl get hired by IT companies also ?

Yes! They recruit freshers from electronics, computers, electrical, mech. Skills like comm. ability, grasp of subjects matter most...the stream doesn't matter as much!

 

[juggler]

Salary are based on demand and supply,
If the companies are getting enough people at low salaries then their is no need for them to pay high amounts.
Also if you are not from premire institutes then do not expect a fat pay packages as for freshers the institute degree is more worth than his actual skills

 

[2kewl]

Salary are based on demand and supply,
If the companies are getting enough people at low salaries then their is no need for them to pay high amounts.
Also if you are not from premire institutes then do not expect a fat pay packages as for freshers the institute degree is more worth than his actual skills

This isn't true...atleast in case of IT majors. Companies like Infosys, TCS, Wipro, Cognizant have uniform pay for freshers throughout the country. A premier institute,however, does give you more and better options to choose from

 

[juggler]

This isn't true...atleast in case of IT majors. Companies like Infosys, TCS, Wipro, Cognizant have uniform pay for freshers throughout the country. A premier institute,however, does give you more and better options to choose from

If u r recruited for same post u will get same salary even if u r from premire institute. The only advantage is that the students from good institute get better companies and profile to choose from.

 

[Zeeshan Quireshi]

If u r recruited for same post u will get same salary even if u r from premire institute. The only advantage is that the students from good institute get better companies and profile to choose from.

I really don't believe in this Premiere Institue crap as far as Computing Abilities go .

Coz most ppl who hv taken Computing in IIT , etc have studies only PCM their whole last 2 years n most(90%) of them have 0% knowledge of computers and got Computers bcoz they had a higher rank .

Thwy might be Good in PCM but they surely aren't good in Comps coz for comps you need to mould your mind to think in a specific way and you just can't do that in 4 years n study comp like any other subject .

It takes lotta time to mould your brain to think like an efficient programmer , programming is like art , you cannot understand it in a day .

 

[shashank_re]

^^EXACTLY.Even i feel the same.Those IITians are good at PCM only not anything else.
I have some of my friends in my class going to IIT coaching and iam quite sure that he will clear JEE coz he is brilliant in physux, chamistry and madematics! But when it comes to computers, he will score ..ZERO..
And what i feel is most of the students(~98%) who get in to IITs are book worms allways thinking of getting 90-95% and are theoretical in nature aka byheart party So they may clear BE with 90% but may not be able to open even paint!!!!
Surely they may get in to bigger companies coz of their %,but they will have all speedbreakers on their path during their job life.
So finally you need TALENT and i mean "Practical talent" to be succesful in the job and to get better salaries.

 

[Pathik]

^^ Absolutely.. +1000 to both of you.

 

[Zeeshan Quireshi]

Just for the Record . I'm not saying that these people are not Intelligent or have Lower IQ or anything .

what i'm saying is that they are Channelizing their energy in the wrong direction even though they want to take CS . They only study PCM n think that they can 'learn' computers like all other subjects and when they really see the real-part of computing they just can't handle it .

That is why we see that the CS courses have the highest drop-out rate of all courses . People switch to other Fields after taking CS coz they can't cope with it . It requires you to think all the time , even when you're resting . most people think they can work on Programming projects 9 to 5 and be done with it , but this is not the reality .

Also , i think practical knowledge and soft-skills are the first priority rather than grades . You need to know how to get your work-done in the real world rather than just assume the ideal situtaion in the book.

 

[juggler]

I really don't believe in this Premiere ust can't do that in 4 years n study comp like any other subject .Institue crap as far as Computing Abilities go .

Coz most ppl who hv taken Computing in IIT , etc have studies only PCM their whole last 2 years n most(90%) of them have 0% knowledge of computers and got Computers bcoz they had a higher rank .

Thwy might be Good in PCM but they surely aren't good in Comps coz for comps you need to mould your mind to think in a specific way and you j

It takes lotta time to mould your brain to think like an efficient programmer , programming is like art , you cannot understand it in a day .

I have not mentioned a single word about computer abilities..
I have only said that freshers from Premire institute (which u all have mentioned as IIT) have better job oppurtunaties which is a fact even if u like it or not.

 

[din]

I really don't believe in this Premiere Institue crap as far as Computing Abilities go .

Sorry to disagree at some point ..

Premiere institutes matters. I guess you are not into B.Tech ? OK, it goes like this. You may study PCM or just the things required for the Entrance Exam. But IIT entrance is not just copy-pasting what we study, it is applying our skills. So being a book-worm or an entrance-coaching-worm alone will not make you there.

Now, once you get into IIT or any good institute, everything will change. Not just your studies. The way of thinking, team work, logic development, excellent facilities, great teachers and a lot of other things / qualities. So once you complete the course, you will be changed a lot and you will be able to face the real-world. So there is real-difference between someone complete his B.Tech from XYZ college and someone from IIT or such Institutes (ever wondered why majority of IIT guys get into big companies, that also in US and all ? Coz the companies know the level of those in IITs. Whatever we blame or make fun of Indian things, no one will disagree on the level of IIT students).. The person who enter IIT after 12th will not be the same guy after he complete B.Tech in IIT.

Now, who said Computers is a must at Plus Two level ? ? It is absolutely not needed before we go for B.Tech. Coz 4 yrs in Engg college will make it all ok.

I have lot of examples. We could "touch" a PC only when we reached in Engg college, that was back in 1995. But in college we learnt it. Rt after our college days, lot of my friends got into software companies. One of my friends work for Symbian. Nearly 50% of my classmates are in US now, most of them in software field.

Coming back to recruitment. Comapnies look for your skills like logic development, HR skills (like decision making) etc and no company will give 100% importance to the candidates computer skills. So if you are in 12th and if you do not know how to open paint that is not a very bad thing at all If you know the basics, well and good. Thats it.

Finally, yes, talent matters to certain level. If someone who do not know anything (complete zero in everything) get into any premier institute, the institute will not be able to cange him a lot ! But in real, its a very rare case as most good institutes screen the candidates very well.

 

[Pathik]

Din, what r u studying?? which Course/College?

 

[din]

Din, what r u studying??

I am studying php, web programming, project management, business relations etc, I started studying these in 2001 and still studying

which Course/College?

Not in college rt now, was in college 7 yrs back. Completed my B.Tech in 1999.

Now do not start calling me 'Uncle' like other members here

lol

Edit - Was in college 9 yrs back.