Google makes Rs 62 lakh offer to Kolkata student

 










The student who received the offer is a 24-year-old
 fresher pursuing his Master of technology (MTech
) in Computer Science.






'MUMBAI: In what is touted to be the first international placement in the 82-year history of Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, an M-Tech student has received an offer of $100,000 (Rs 62.7 lakh) from Google. "This is also the highest salary offered to any of our students till date," says Pradipta Bandyopadhyay, dean of students, ISI.

The student who received the offer is a 24-year-old fresher pursuing his Master of Technology in Computer Science. Although the college was reluctant to disclose company's name, a placement team member said it was Google.

The offer is a milestone for the institute. "We were known for our academic programmes in the international community but now, will be known in the job market too," he added. Last year's highest offer was Rs 28 lakh from Goldman Sachs. ISI has 100 students in Kolkata besides branches in Bangalore, Chennai and Delhi.

"Last year, 43 companies came to our campus and the average was Rs 12 lakh. This year, the average should be around Rs 14 lakh (excluding the international offer) and we expect more than 50 firms," says a placement official who also added that the minimum salary offer accepted is around Rs 8 lakh for the 2014 batch.

Wearable Technology Is Taking Off

Google co-founder Sergey Brin wears a Google Glass prototype. (credit: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The digital domain is creeping off our desktops and onto our bodies, from music players that match your tunes to your heart beat, to mood sweaters that change color depending on your emotional state — blue for calm, red for angry. There are vacuum shoes that clean the floor while you walk and fitness bracelets, anklets and necklaces to track your calorie burning.

“Everyone agrees the race is just beginning, and I think we’re going to see some very, very big leaps in just the next year,” said tech entrepreneur Manish Chandra at a wearable technology conference and fashion show in San Francisco Monday that was buzzing with hundreds of developers, engineers and designers.

Wearable technologies have long been a sideshow to mainstream laptop and smartphones, but this year Google’s glasses and rumors of Apple’s iWatch are popularizing the field. Analysts forecast swift growth. Last year the market for wearable technology — encompassing everything from hearing aids to wristband pedometers — totaled almost $9 billion. That should climb to $30 billion by 2018, said analyst Shane Walker at IHS Global Insights.