13-04-2005, 09:12 PM
hey even i have'nt got the call letter,,but i presume that's not a big problem,,just talk to the iit madras guys,,they sure are really helpfull!!
well to my frd who's inquistive regarding tcs /iit madras,,,i hope this stuff regarding iit madras helps

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well i have converted iisc,iit madras,,iit roorkee,waitlisted in VGsom,,.well,,i did convert narsee too ,,got 1st Rank!!!! but it's all futile as iam not joining it.i did think of joining IISC initially but dropped out because of it's affinity to research stuff and batch strength (only 15 guys). dropped narsee because of batch strength (240).Apart from that it's highly commercial,,the guys over ther seem to have more of parties than presentations!!!Apart from the high feees,,there was all the factor of management quota and stuff.All in all ,, credibilty was an imp issue!!.Faced with all this,,,iit madras is what i have zeroed upon. primarily because of the following reasons,,
1. grt grt Faculty(u have prof from MIT boston-Alfred sloan Biz school for marketing),,grt systems faculty,,,that's wat the iit's are known for!!!!
2. perfect batch strength of 45-48
3. grt industry interface ( unlike vgsom,,,considering it is in madras: u have the ceo of sara lee, cavin care ,Iflex, etc,,,coming for seminars. by the way there are modules taken up ny tcs for software development and LIC takes a module for Risk management,,,does'nt happen in any iit!!!)
also u shud know that madras is considered as detroit of india :an automobile hub,,also the fact that most of the software companies are based here
4. if narsee is goiing down,,iit madras is coming up very fast. we guys will have a brand new department building:bigger than DMS delhi!!!! and grt facillities.
5.finally the most important thing which forced me on madras's side. the avg placements is approx 5.1 lpa,,and median 4.8. The highest went to a fresher ,,hired by citibank for 7.6 lpa. The important aspect is the avg salary for a fresher was 4.6 lpa,,..in the case of narsee it hardly is 4lpa. As u know the avg slary increases with higher proportion of work ex guys,,,because of which VGSom,,and DMS delhi have higher avg slaries. iit madras has lesser proportion of work ex guys ,,,but can stll boast of a similar avg salary!!

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that's my take,,ur open to ur own analysis,,make sure u take the right decion,,,considering that next year after 1 yr of work ex,,u in all probability wud have to get a <1000 rank to get a call from iit madras,,,(based on the present growth chart!!)
cheers,,prash