Samsung R&D India Hiring Process for Freshers (2026)

Last updated: 13 October 2026 · By the Asuraa Team

Quick answer: Samsung R&D India hires most freshers through campus placements at top engineering institutes, with many offers made as pre-placement offers after internships. Hiring covers SRI-Bangalore, SRI-Noida, SRI-Delhi and Samsung Semiconductor India Research. Samsung's newsroom reported more than 400 PPOs at IITs and other top institutes for the 2023 intake. Off-campus candidates apply through Samsung's Workday careers portal; confirm current roles there as of October 2026.

Key takeaways

• Samsung's R&D hiring in India covers SRI-Bangalore, SRI-Noida, SRI-Delhi and Samsung Semiconductor India Research in Bengaluru.
• Samsung Newsroom India said in November 2022 that it had extended more than 400 pre-placement offers at IITs and other top institutes for its 2023 intake.
• Samsung recruits from CS and allied branches, IT, electronics, instrumentation, embedded systems, communication networks and mathematics and computing.
• Samsung PRISM pairs teams of three students and a professor with an SRI-B mentor for four to six months, with students selected through an SRI-B test.
• In October 2025 SSIR in Bengaluru posted 16 roles in SoC design, memory design, SSD firmware and graphics drivers, as reported via ANI.

Samsung's research arms in India hire freshers mostly through campus placements at top engineering institutes, with pre-placement offers from internships doing a lot of the work. Off-campus, the route is Samsung's global Workday careers portal. This guide sets out which Samsung R&D units hire in India, what Samsung itself has said about campus intake, how the PRISM programme connects students to its Bengaluru lab, and how to prepare. For the full list of companies we cover, start with our company hiring process guides for India.

Which Samsung R&D units hire engineers in India?

Four Samsung research units hire engineers in India: Samsung R&D Institute Bangalore (SRI-B), Samsung R&D Institute Noida, Samsung R&D Institute Delhi and Samsung Semiconductor India Research (SSIR) in Bengaluru. Samsung's own newsroom named all four when it announced campus hiring for the 2023 intake (Samsung Newsroom India).

Samsung Research describes SRI-B as its largest R&D centre outside South Korea, with two stated goals: building differentiating features for global flagship devices in modem, multimedia, AI and IoT, and building products for Indian consumers (Samsung Research). Note that these are research and engineering roles. Samsung's sales, marketing and manufacturing businesses in India hire separately.

How does Samsung R&D India hire freshers?

Samsung R&D India hires most freshers through campus placements at top institutes, and a large share of offers come as pre-placement offers (PPOs) after internships. In its November 2022 announcement, Samsung said it planned to hire around 1,000 engineers to join in 2023, with about 200 from IITs such as Madras, Delhi, Hyderabad, Bombay, Roorkee, Kharagpur, Kanpur, Guwahati and BHU, and that it had already extended more than 400 PPOs to students at IITs and other top institutions (Samsung Newsroom India).

That announcement is from 2022, and Samsung has not published a comparable intake figure since, so treat the numbers as a picture of how Samsung recruits rather than a current target. The pattern it shows is still useful:

1. Internship first. Many offers come as PPOs, so a summer internship at a Samsung R&D unit is the strongest single route.
2. Campus placement. At institutes Samsung visits, the placement cell circulates the eligibility, assessment and interview schedule for that visit.
3. Specific requisitions. Outside campus, Samsung posts individual openings on its careers portal.

Samsung does not publish its test format or round count for India on its careers pages, so your placement cell's brief is the authority for a campus visit. If your college is not on Samsung's list, our comparison of campus vs off-campus placement explains how to plan around that.

Which branches and skills does Samsung R&D India recruit?

Samsung recruits mainly from computer science and allied branches, electronics and related engineering streams. The same announcement listed computer science and allied branches (including AI/ML, computer vision and VLSI), IT, electronics, instrumentation, embedded systems, communication networks, mathematics and computing, and software engineering. The technology areas named were AI, machine learning, deep learning, image processing, IoT, cloud, big data, communication networks, SoC and storage solutions.

In practice that means two broad profiles:

• Software profile: strong data structures and algorithms, one of C++, Java or Python at interview depth, operating systems and computer networks, plus a project in AI, vision, multimedia or IoT.
• Hardware and systems profile: digital design, computer architecture, embedded C, and for SSIR, exposure to SoC design, memory or firmware.

ECE students aiming at SSIR should read our guide to VLSI jobs for freshers in India for the skill stack chip-design teams expect.

What is Samsung PRISM and how can it help you get noticed?

Samsung PRISM is an industry-academia programme in which SRI-B mentors student teams on live R&D projects. According to Samsung Newsroom India, it was launched in 2020; each project team has three students and one professor guided by an SRI-B mentor; projects run four to six months in areas such as AI, machine learning, IoT and 5G; colleges sign an MoU with SRI-B; and students are selected through a test conducted by SRI-B (Samsung Newsroom India PRISM updates). The August 2022 update said more than 4,500 students and 1,000 professors had worked on projects in the first two years.

PRISM is not a hiring programme and Samsung does not promise jobs through it. Its value is that you work on a Samsung-defined problem with a Samsung mentor, which gives you a strong, specific project to discuss in any later interview. Ask your college's placement or R&D cell whether it has a PRISM MoU.

Is Samsung Semiconductor India Research hiring in 2025-2026?

Yes, SSIR was expanding its chip design hiring in late 2025, though the reported openings were for specialised roles. A report by Korea's Pulse, carried by ANI and Asianet Newsable on 15 October 2025, said SSIR in Bengaluru had posted 16 positions covering SoC design, memory design, SSD firmware and graphics driver development, across the System LSI, memory and foundry businesses, and that Samsung aims to grow SSIR into a design hub for AI chips.

The report did not say these were fresher roles. For a student, the signal is about direction: SSIR's work is moving toward AI-era chip design, so strong digital design, verification and firmware fundamentals will age well.

How do you apply to Samsung R&D India off-campus?

You apply off-campus through Samsung's global careers portal on Workday, which Samsung India's careers page links as its job search (Samsung India careers). Samsung Research's careers page also routes SRI-B applications to the same portal through an "Apply Now" link (Samsung Research careers).

Practical steps:

1. Search the Samsung Workday portal with Bengaluru, Noida or Delhi as the location.
2. Read the requisition's minimum qualifications and note the job ID.
3. Tailor your resume to the posting's skills, then check the match with the Asuraa resume reviewer.
4. Apply only through the portal. Ignore anyone who offers a Samsung job in exchange for payment, and use our guide on how to check if an offer letter is fake before accepting anything.

What do most guides on Samsung R&D India hiring get wrong?

Most guides treat "Samsung India" as one employer with one hiring test. Samsung's research units, its semiconductor research centre and its consumer business are separate hiring tracks, and the R&D track is overwhelmingly campus-led with many offers coming as PPOs. If you are not at a campus Samsung visits, the realistic routes are an internship, a project that gets you noticed, or a specific requisition on the Workday portal.

Many guides also present a fixed coding test and a precise package as fact. Samsung's official India pages do not publish either. Any figure you see without a Samsung or reputable press source should be treated as unverified, and the offer letter is the only document that settles pay.

How should you prepare for Samsung R&D India?

Prepare as for a product-company software or hardware interview, anchored in one strong project. A simple four-week plan:

1. Week 1: Revise data structures and algorithms, and solve timed coding problems daily in your strongest language.
2. Week 2: Revise operating systems, computer networks and object-oriented design, or digital design and architecture for hardware roles.
3. Week 3: Polish one project in AI, multimedia, IoT or embedded systems so you can explain design choices and trade-offs.
4. Week 4: Practise mock interviews and HR answers, and keep a list of other R&D employers such as those in our Intel India hiring process and Qualcomm India hiring process guides.

Keep an eye on fresh openings on the Asuraa jobs board while you prepare.

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FAQ

Does Samsung R&D India hire through off-campus drives?

Samsung R&D India hires most freshers through campus placements and pre-placement offers at institutes it visits. Off-campus candidates can apply to specific openings on Samsung's global Workday careers portal, which both Samsung India's careers page and Samsung Research's SRI-B page link to. Search with Bengaluru, Noida or Delhi as the location and apply only through the portal.

Which colleges does Samsung R&D India recruit from?

Samsung's newsroom said in November 2022 that about 200 of its planned hires for 2023 would come from IITs including Madras, Delhi, Hyderabad, Bombay, Roorkee, Kharagpur, Kanpur, Guwahati and BHU, with other top engineering institutes also in scope. Samsung does not publish a full college list, so check with your placement cell whether Samsung visits your campus.

Can ECE students get a job at Samsung R&D India?

Yes. Samsung lists electronics, instrumentation, embedded systems, communication networks and VLSI among the streams it recruits for its India R&D units. ECE students fit both the device software track at SRI-B and the chip-focused work at Samsung Semiconductor India Research, which in October 2025 was reported to be hiring for SoC design, memory design and firmware roles.

What is Samsung PRISM?

Samsung PRISM is an industry-academia programme run with SRI-B. Teams of three students and one professor work for four to six months on projects in areas such as AI, machine learning, IoT and 5G, guided by an SRI-B mentor. Colleges sign an MoU with SRI-B and students are selected through an SRI-B test. It is a project programme, not a guaranteed hiring route.

Does Samsung publish its test pattern or package for freshers?

No. Samsung's official India careers and research pages do not publish a test pattern, round count or salary for freshers. Campus placement cells receive the details for each visit, and the offer letter is the only reliable source for pay. Treat any fixed pattern or package quoted online without a Samsung or reputable press source as unverified.

Is Samsung Semiconductor India Research the same as SRI-B?

No. Samsung Semiconductor India Research (SSIR) is a separate Bengaluru unit focused on semiconductor work for Samsung's memory, foundry and System LSI businesses, while SRI-B works on device features such as modem, multimedia, AI and IoT. Samsung named both, along with SRI-Noida and SRI-Delhi, as its India R&D hiring units.

Final thoughts

Samsung R&D India is a campus-first employer, so internships, PPOs and well-built projects matter more than any single test. Check every role and requirement on Samsung's own careers portal before applying. If you want help choosing between a software and a hardware track, try the Asuraa career path planner.