New Delhi, Jan. 2 -- Edward Nathan Varghese, a final-year computer science engineering student, set a new milestone at the Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad (IITH) by landing a record-breaking job offer worth Rs.2.5 crore at Optiver, an international trading firm based in the Netherlands.

Varghese is set to join the company in July, according to Times Of India

This reportedly marks the highest salary package secured at the institute since it was established in 2008.

Varghese told TOI that the moment he found out about the offer was one he would never forget. "This was the first and only company I interviewed for. I was ecstatic when my mentor indicated that the firm would be extending me an offer. So were my parents," he stated...