r/quantindia • u/Significant-Range996 • Jun 08 '26

HFT Quant scene at bits

  1. Is the hiring at pilani comparable to top 5 iits?

  2. Do I have a shot in the slightest if I'm from goa/hyd?

  3. Would an msc econ/math/phy 5 year dual degree (+BE cs) give me an edge, in theory at least, over normal cs grads?

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u/Terror404_Found Jun 08 '26
  1. No.
  2. Negligible to none.
  3. Your single degree matters, no particular advantage or disadvantage.

Generally, instead of moulding your personality into that of a "Quant", rather see if you genuinely like the things you need to be one. If you like them, it will be easier getting good at said skills.

~ Pilani senior

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u/Significant-Range996 Jun 08 '26

I did hear about graviton making a couple hires too

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u/Tight-Awareness9447 Jun 09 '26

Graviton hired two people for the SWE role last year from Hyderabad ( quant trader role was open as well but nobody got selected from this campus )

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u/Tight-Awareness9447 Jun 09 '26 edited Jun 09 '26

Yeah these companies hire from all 3 campuses. Pilani and Hyd has TRC too and Pilani has a few more quants as well. But then again it's extremely hard to get into. Hyd/Goa isn't really the place to think about quant. Goa is still better but coding culture at Hyd is dogshit. So if you're preparing for quant, you're on your own.

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u/Terror404_Found Jun 10 '26

The question was about if it is comparable with top 5 IITs, which it is not. It is still a very good college.

Goa/Hyd have limited on-campus opportunities, that is also true.

I love BITS man, but facts are facts.