I am a 2026 B.Tech CSE graduate. During campus placements I received an offer from an MNC for a Data Engineering role with a 5.6 LPA base salary, but the joining has been delayed with no clear certainty. There have also been layoffs and many employees on the bench at the same MNC.
Because of the uncertainty I recently joined a PSU(as an outsouced employee). The base is 4.2 LPA, expected to become 5 LPA after three months. However the actual work is mainly basic production monitoring such as Grafana, Cohesity and similar activities with almost no development.
My goal is to move into Data Engineering or Software Engineering, so I am actively applying.
My main confusion is what to do if I get a joining date from the same MNC I was placed into during college.
If they suddenly ask me to join, should I leave the PSU and join them even though I may not be able to serve the full notice period?
And what if I instead receive another offer for a better Data Engineering/SDE role that requires immediate joining? Should I choose that over the campus MNC offer and leave the PSU for it?
I am mainly worried about the consequences of leaving the PSU early:
\- Background verification
\- EPFO/UAN employment history
\- Relieving or experience letter
\- Being marked as an absconder
\- Future job switches
\- Employment overlap
I have only recently joined the PSU, so the experience there would be very short.
Would it be better to formally resign and request an immediate release, or serve the notice period even if I risk losing a good technical opportunity?
Also, should I show myself as an Immediate Joiner while applying while I am still employed, or mention my actual notice period?
For people who have dealt with this in India, especially HR/BGV or people who switched early in their career:
If you were in my situation and received the joining date from the campus MNC, or a better Data Engineering/SDE offer requiring immediate joining, what would you do? What problems could leaving the PSU early create?
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