‘Pay is half of my intern stipend’: Tech fresher stuck with ₹6.5 LPA offer after losing ₹35 LPA PPO
In a Reddit post, an engineering graduate shared how their career plans were upended overnight sudden corporate strategy shifts. After securing a competitive campus internship that capped placement eligibility, the grad worked relentlessly on the assurance that a ₹35 LPA full-time role was guaranteed. However, a last-minute mass rejection email cited a total freeze on SDE-1 hiring to fund AI projects. Facing a dry job market with no active interview calls, the developer opened up about the emotional and financial toll of accepting an offer paying half the internship stipend.The tech graduate’s post has prompted varied responses on Reddit. (Representational image). (Pexels)“Went from 35 LPA to 6 LPA, don’t know what to do anymore,” an individual wrote. The grad added, “ I am a 2026 grad from a tier 1.5 college. I got placed on campus for a 6 month internship with performance based ppo [pre-placement offer] (35lpa) and was removed from the campus process. I gave my everything, tried my best during the internship and had really positive manager feedback (I was basically told my manager that I would 100% get the ppo and not to worry).”Also Read:
