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4 2021 | Spectrum | Volume 14 Number 9

SRM-AP achieves twin

Placement of ` 50L with strategic

partner of Google Japan!

STAFF WRITER

The maiden graduating
students of SRM University-
AP unleashing the power and
setting records - Incredible
Placements, soar higher to
International Universities, and
Entrepreneurial Ventures and
Start-Ups.
SRM AP is ever the first
private university in India to
achieve twin placement of
` 50 lakhs with PVP Inc., a
strategic partner of Google
Japan, SRM University- AP
equips and provides world-class
opportunities to its graduates to
pursue their career across India
and abroad.
“Every moment at SRM-AP
was so defining. Academics and
research, 24×7 student-run Next
Tech Lab, Semester Abroad and STAFF WRITER 26th of June, 2021 felicitated
Entrepreneurship at UC Berkeley, the twins. SRM University –
USA and winning Hackathon in Twins Saptarshi and Rajarshi AP was one of the educational
Bay area competing with MIT, Majumdar, students of SRM institutions of higher learning
Stanford and Carnegie Mellon University – AP, Andhra of set up in Amaravati, which
gave us the wide exposure of Pradesh, received a pay pack of was planned as an education
the real world, which would not ` 50 lakh per annum each with hub for Telugu students.
have been possible without the PVP Inc, a strategic partner SRMAP Vice Chancellor, Prof
continuous support of our faculty of Google Japan. They were VS Rao praised the students who
and university management. selected during the campus excelled in the placement drive
Now, it is time that we start our placement. This is perhaps and gave them a cash prize of
life in Japan, and we are very the highest pay package for Rs. 2 lakh each.
much looking forward to the students graduating from
new chapter” says Rajarshi and Andhra Pradesh so far. Also, Saptarshi and Rajarshi thanked
Saptarshi, students from B.Tech- for the first time in the state their parents and the university
CSE. The maiden batch creates twin brothers got placement faculty for their success. “We
a record of 100% placement with in the same company with never imagined we could achieve placement cell for guiding and industrial recruiters. The
most students getting multiple an equal pay package. such big placements. We schooled motivating us,” Sapthagiri said. maiden batch has created a
offers. 71% of students got together and grew together with We are working with a vision record of 100% placements
Marquee, Super Dream, and Saptarshi and Rajarshi similar thoughts. We worked to offer quality engineers, with most students getting
Dream offers of `20+, `10+ are from the first batch of with a motive of getting a job entrepreneurs, and professionals multiple offers. Around 71%
and ` 5+ lakhs respectively; engineering students of SRM in the same sector and we have to the country. In our maiden of students have got super
and 600+ companies visited University – AP campus. The achieved it,” Sapthagiri said. placement drive, our graduates dream and dream offers. Over
the university for recruitment. average annual package of the “Thanks to SRMAP for have made the university a 600 companies visited the
Top recruiters include Amazon, first batch was ` 7 lakh. The the incubation center and the favourable destination for top university for the placement
PayPal, Barclay, American university on Saturday the drive,” Prof Rao said.
Express, Bank America, Walmart,
AB InBev, TCS, Cognizant,
Infosys, L&T, AIS, JSW and the university, expressed, “It is includes, amongst others, the recruiters,” said Prof V S Rao, itself achieved the set goals
Adani. The entrepreneurial indeed a very proud moment for University of California Berkeley, Vice-Chancellor, SRM University- and vision of the University”.
ecosystem of the university us, seeing so many achievers in University of Wisconsin, AP. Pro Vice-Chancellor, Prof Mr Vivekanandan, Assistant
with 200+ mentors and venture the maiden batch. This reaffirms Madison, Illinois Institute of D Narayana Rao said, “SRM Director, Corporate Relations
capitalists, seed-funded incubators our commitment in creating Technology, New York University, University – AP is established and Career Services, said that
and accelerators, UC Berkeley icons, not just graduates, making and King’s College London. as a world class multi stream the department always looks
Collaboration for Innovation, the university to become the “SRM University-AP is founded University to provide quality for the best opportunities for
Design and Entrepreneurship, first choice for engineers and with the vision to offer quality education such that the students the students, India and abroad.
helped the university mark the entrepreneurs to pursue their engineers, entrepreneurs and excel in their chosen career paths
record of being the first-ever passion and realise their dreams”. professionals to the country. : Placements in the prestigious The excellent performance
private university in India And, a good number of graduated In the Maiden Placement companies in India and abroad; of students, be it academics,
where the maiden graduating students are admitted to global top Drive itself, our graduates have higher education in highly research, internships, projects,
student start-up, OurEye, gained universities for higher studies with shown predominance making reputed global universities; and and extra-curricular endeavours
angel funding of $120,000 Dr P half of them awarded impressive the university a favourable to become entrepreneurs. We naturally drew the attention of best
Sathyanarayanan, President of scholarships up to $ 52,000. This destination for top industrial are proud that our first batch recruiters to SRM University-AP.