A final-year computer science student at IIT Hyderabad has received a record-breaking placement offer of Rs 2.5 crore from a global trading firm. The 21-year-old will join the company's Netherlands office as a software engineer after converting a summer internship into a pre-placement offer. This achievement marks the highest package in the institute's history, significantly surpassing previous records and contributing to a substantial increase in average salary packages for the 2025 placement season.