NewsIMTSThis is a Mint Premium article gifted to you. Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. High-frequency traders and startups will compete with agentic artificial intelligence (AI) firms, as well as tech giants Tesla, Apple, Microsoft, and Nvidia, and even aircraft makers Airbus and Boeing, from 1 December to recruit top talent from the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs).On offer will be careers at the tech mecca of Palo Alto (US), alongside Hong Kong, Japan, London, Singapore and packages of over a crore for positions of AI scientists in Bengaluru, Gurgaon or Mumbai. High-frequency trading (HFT) firm Quantbox Research is likely to offer a compensation of ₹ 1.2-1.4 crore, competing with rivals such as Graviton Research Capital, NK Securities, and Quadeye, which could offer ₹ 80-95 lakh, according to Mint’s review of more than 300 job descriptions and expected salaries that have come to the IITs. Quant trading firm Da Vinci Trading is also expected to counter them with an offer of 252 thousand euros (about ₹ 2.6 crore) at Delhi, Bombay, Madras and Kharagpur campuses, a person aware of placement details told Mint on the condition of anonymity. Investment management firm Squarepoint Capital and investment and tech firm D.E. Shaw will… (Updated 1 Dec 2025, 10:06 IST; source: link)
Quants clash with tech titans on IIT placement pitch — What It Means for You
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