hii

well one thing to understand is tat whn u get out of IIT .. u need not necesarily join the field u did engg in .. i wud say 50% ppl do sometihgn completely new .. this is the beauty of this place .. n thus ur salary .. the company u  join wud totally depend on ur skills .. which u develop in IIT .. these skill need not just be academic, but others like public speaking and wat not ..

cheers

That is true everywhere and not only for IIT. Anyway I think he is talking of IITM and not IIT M.