Major IT firms like Wipro, Accenture, Cognizant hire over 5,700 students in campus placement

CHENNAI: Major IT companies have hired over 5,700 students at a campus placement drive in Tamil Nadu, VIT University said.

Accenture offered 3,603 jobs in VIT University, while Bangalore-based Wipro handed over 1,308 appointment orders, the University said in a statement.

Cognizant ranked third at recruiting 803 students, it said.

According to VIT University Vice-President G V Sampath, the recruitment process consisted of screening tests and interviews.

Online portal flipkart.com has already conducted campus placement drive offering a package of Rs 12.5 lakh, while software company DE Shaw offered Rs 14.5 lakh, the statement said.