Delhi boy gets Rs 1.27 crore offer from Google

NEW DELHI: Delhi boy Chetan Kakkar has set a new record for international placement for Delhi Technological University (DTU) by grabbing an offer of 1,90,000 USD (Rs 1.27 crore approx) per annum from Google. An alumnus of Springdales, Pusa Road, Kakkar said DTU campus has made a great difference to his prospects. Kakkar's parents are teachers at Delhi University. Rita Kakkar is in the faculty of chemistry department and Subhash Kakkar is a teacher of management studies. A final year student of DTU's information technology department, Kakkar will be joining Google, California with a compensation of Rs 1,25,74,200 (1,90,000 USD) after he completes his study in 2016. The highest offer made so far in DTU campus has been Rs 93 lakh. "This was what I had been striving so far and I am excited to join Google," said Kakkar. TOI