Japanese company hires 10 women students of Anna University Tiruchi
Ten women students in the 2025 graduating batch of University College of Engineering (UCE) - BIT Campus, Anna University Tiruchi, have been placed in Japanese major ThirdWave Group, with pay packages of ₹18 lakh a year, institution officials said on Monday.
According to an official release, the selected students are from Masters of Computer Applications, B.E in Computer Science Engineering, and B. Tech streams. They were felicitated during a special function organised by the placement cell of the UCE-BIT Campus.
Dean T. Senthil Kumar appreciated the students for securing a professional position through their hard work. Placement coordinators R. Thiruneelakandan, N. Chitra, and A. Valarmathi were present.
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