{"id":33324,"date":"2026-01-02T09:14:56","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T09:14:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/technotimes.info\/index.php\/who-is-edward-nathan-varghese-the-iit-hyderabad-student-who-landed-a-rs-2-5-crore-offer\/"},"modified":"2026-01-02T09:14:56","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T09:14:56","slug":"who-is-edward-nathan-varghese-the-iit-hyderabad-student-who-landed-a-rs-2-5-crore-offer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/technotimes.info\/index.php\/who-is-edward-nathan-varghese-the-iit-hyderabad-student-who-landed-a-rs-2-5-crore-offer\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is Edward Nathan Varghese, the IIT Hyderabad student who landed a Rs 2.5 crore offer?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/education\/news\/who-is-edward-nathan-varghese-the-iit-hyderabad-student-who-landed-a-rs-2-5-crore-offer\/articleshow\/126301360.cms\"><\/a>Edward Nathan Varghese, a final-year computer science engineering student at IIT Hyderabad, has secured a record Rs 2.5 crore placement, the highest in the institute\u2019s history. 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