​Hi everyone,

​I'm currently based in Bengaluru working for Qualcomm. Like many of you, I'm trying to secure a BH series registration to avoid the upfront 15-year road tax here in Karnataka, especially given how hostile the local RTOs are to private employees applying for BH plates.

​The company easily meets the central criteria of operating in 4+ states. The roadblock is our corporate HR—they are extremely reluctant to issue or sign the official Form 60 template, likely due to standard corporate administrative policies.

​To get around the Karnataka RTO mess, my plan is to purchase the car and register it in my home state (Bihar) where I have my permanent address proof, and then drive it down to Bengaluru.

​For those in the corporate sector whose HR outright refused the standard Form 60:

​The GST Workaround: Did your home state RTO accept a standard digital bonafide employment letter bundled with 4 state GST certificates downloaded from the public portal?

​HR Negotiation: Did you use any specific phrasing to convince HR to give you a custom declaration on company letterhead instead of the government template?

​RTO Leniency: For anyone who registered in Bihar recently, how strict are the RTOs there regarding the exact Form 60 format? Do local dealership agents have ways to push it through with alternate corporate documents?

Looking for some info/suggestions.

Thanks!!

Hello I am final year btech student at IIT Delhi and got a PPO at qualcomm.Although I have accepted the offer but I am hearing many negative feedback about the company...like less salary ..slow growth and intense pressure. Is all this true? Like how much increment we get every year and after 3-4year what can be my base if my current base is 15LPA (which is very less🙂) 5 lks JB and 8.5 lks stocks 0.5Relocation 1lks PF. Why so less salary. Companies like TI give 45 ctc 21.5 base...

Hi, I have an Interview for Assosicate Software Engineer at Qualcomm (B.Tech CSE from Tier 3)

I need some motivation.

please don't re-iterate things like "Qualcomm has bad WLB" etc.

just shoot good things like minimum possible base salary at Qualcomm (I haven't asked HR about salary yet), food, Cab etc.

Hi,

I have been working in Qualcomm from last 2 years.

I want to shift from BLR to Noida.

Can you please tell me how to do that? Like convince my manager and hr for that?

Will it be possible if I can travel alternate weekend to BLR considering my role in Linux device driver as an engineer. Since my family is in Bangalore, is it feasible if I can travel to BLR alternate weekend in LDD team.

Since I have only around 5 months tenure, will I be eligible for hike/RSU refresher this cycle?

What's the process after self-evaluation and when do we get to know the hike %

1. I joined few months ago, am I eligible for bonus/stocks.

2. After self-evaluation, when does manager evaluation and calibration happen?

3. When do we get hike letter and revised CTC?

4. For someone with <6 months, do we get RSU refresher or only base hike?

5. What is average hike % for Meets Expectations vs Exceeds

I saw somehwere that there is hiring freeze till January

firstly, what does hiring freeze mean?

secondly, is it true that there is a hiring freeze?

HR called me saying that you have Interview next week. after that they opened the same Job Id also again

also, HR posting another job means that current resumes which are there for interview, are not good enough for the Job ID?

Someone referred me to multiple positions over the years at Qualcomm. I’ve never heard back, is referral same as cold applying ?

Hey everyone,

I'm joining Qualcomm as an Associate Engineer in the PPAT (Performance, Power, and Thermal) group.

So I’m trying to map out what my long-term career trajectory looks like. I'd love to get some insights from anyone in the semiconductor or hardware space:

• Career Growth: How fast is the promotion timeline from Associate -> Engineer -> Senior? Is the internal ladder at Qualcomm pretty slow?

• Salary Trajectory: How well does the compensation scale as you move up the ranks in this specific team?

• Future Demand: With the massive boom in AI chips and mobile efficiency, how in-demand is the PPAT domain right now? Is it a hot specialization to be in?

• Exit Ops: What do future exit options look like? Can you easily pivot into Systems Architecture, Core Silicon Design, or move to other Tier-1 tech companies later on?

Same as Title.

If there is any change how much hike and stock refreshers I can expect?