Rs 1 crore plus offers made, but IIT placements off to slow start

IIT placements begin with question on whether it will be a happy season; number of participating companies and job announcement forms slightly lower than last year 80% of regular recruiters participated on Day 1; some consultancy firms missing; high-frequency trading firms offer crore-plus packages; slight increase in pre-placement offers; notable recruiters include Google, Microsoft, Flipkart, Intel Technologies, Qualcomm; IIT-Roorkee receives highest international salary compared to last year.