<p>The placement rounds are well and truly underway at the IITs, and competing among global giants and MNCs for the plethora of talent available at the premier institutes are local startups with humble beginnings.</p><p>Companies like Housing.com, Zomato, Flipkart etc which are themselves headed by individuals who were in college a few years back are now back in the campuses looking at new talent.</p><p>Though many startups find it difficult to hire talent in general, let alone from India's premier institutes, things begin to change once the venture receives a significant amount of external fundings.</p><p>Five-year-old Zomato, which has received a funding of $37 million, has been included in the earlier slots of the placement rounds at IIT-Delhi and IIT-Bombay and has offered packages amounting to Rs. 26 lakh.</p><p><a href="http://www.indiancolleges.com/education-news/Placemnets-2013-Startups-are-the-new-flavour-of-the-season/5751">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/news/Start-ups-jump-to-top-of-placements-queue-at-IITs/articleshow/26869666.cms">Start-ups jump to top of placements queue at IITs</a> (Times of India)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dPraCvqXBzWfULMWVF_RcH57KoLxM&ned=us">55 additional articles.</a></p>