MUMBAI: Tech giant Apple will pick talent from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay this year. While it has been in discussions with several other tech campuses across India, it has confirmed its presence at the Powai campus for the 2017 placement season . The company has floated its application forms for prospective interested graduates.

Applications to take the preliminary short-listing exam were circulated on November 12 and that test would be held before the semester exams take place in the last week of November. While many other IITs are also speaking to Apple Inc, there is little clarity on which other IIT the tech giant would be visiting. In all likelihood, Apple may pick students for their India facility.

“The tech giant is offering positions for coding profile and most computer science students and some enthusiasts from other streams have signed up for the test,” said a source from the Powai campus. In case of the other IITs, Apple has not yet confirmed its participation, but most colleges said they need clarity in the next two days, without which they may have to turn down Apple’s request.

Most IITs are tight lipped about Apple’s participation. Semester exams start on November 22 and as soon as they end, placements start on December 1.

“Our schedule is very tight. There are three to four preliminary short-listing tests taking place everyday and if we don’t hear from Apple in the next two to three days, we will not have any slot to accommodate the company,” said a placement head.

Apparently, the HR team at Apple was not very pleased that the International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad announced that the technology company was participating in their placement process. “We don’t want to comment whether Apple is participating or not,” was the official response from the IIT-B placement team.

For students, they are enthused that the makers of iPhone will pick the best brains from the Powai campus. “The chance to be a part of the powerful ecosystem at Apple is so enticing that many of us have registered for the test and hope to be short-listed,” said a computer science student.

