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From technology to management

Sudhish Kamath

RAT RACE: Students take a mock common admission test on Sunday, well ahead of the actual test due in November. — Photo: K. V. Srinivasan

CHENNAI: Young software professionals these days prefer a successful date with the CAT to a lifetime with a mouse.

About 40 per cent of the 600 students attending a mock common admission test (CAT) organised by Career Launcher India on Sunday afternoon, already have lucrative software jobs with Cognizant, Tata Consultancy Services, Infosys, Wipro and Satyam. Apoorva Parikh, 24, a programmer at Cognizant, is keen to change his job profile from technology to management after getting tired of code in 15 months. "In five years, I would grow ten-fold, if I get into one of top B-schools," says Apoorva.

"From three lakhs an year, I might grow to take home over four lakhs if I stay," says K. Ashish, 24, a programmer with 18 months of experience. "But people who join my company after a stint at the IIMs get about Rs. 13 lakhs."

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