Tech giant Microsoft rolls out over 70 offers to IITians this year

New Delhi: Technology giant Microsoft has offered more than 70 jobs across different campuses of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) this year for its India and international operations.

"We have offered more than 70 jobs across different IIT campuses this year. This is for India as well as global posts in the US ? over 20 of the 70 jobs offered are international posts," Microsoft India Senior Director HR Rohit Thakur told PTI.

He added that Microsoft is among the top 3 recruiters at IIT this year.

"Microsoft has always been committed to hiring and retaining the best talent in the industry. For us, campus hiring is a crucial source of talent, and we engage with the country's top educational institutes to hire bright and passionate youth," he said.

He added that IIT is one the best breeding grounds for top-grade technocrats not just in India, but worldwide.

"Our drive at IITs this year is in keeping with our increased focus on R&D and engineering excellence as we move towards becoming a cloud and services organisation," he said.