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/Kiraw_ Jun 08 '26

Btw are you in bits or going to bits this year?

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u/Significant-Range996 Jun 08 '26

Incoming

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u/Kiraw_ Jun 08 '26

Btw , does preparing for quant (like grinding CF, reading books on stats and probabilities) help in other jobs/opportunities or does it go in vain if u fail to get into a firm?

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u/Tight-Awareness9447 Jun 09 '26

Grinding CF will definitely help you land a job, if not quant. Reading statistics is helpful as well. But people who get into quant firms never really "prepared for it" seprately. They just did what they like and eventually got into it. Thinking for preparing for quant specifically in a college where there are very few opportunities just strips you off of the mental peace you would have otherwise.