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In the ongoing phase-1 placement session at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IITK), over 1000 offers were made within seven days. By the end of day 7, a total of 1036 offers had been extended, with 963 offers accepted. These include campus placements and Pre-Placement Offers (PPOs).
About 22 students have secured international job offers in the placement which commenced on December 1.
This year’s placement session, as per IIT-Kanpur, attracted recruiters from diverse industries, including Deutsche Bank, ICICI Bank, Intel, Qualcomm, FedEx, Meesho, BPCL, Microsoft, Texas Instruments, Databricks, Google, American Express, NPCI, SLB, Micron, and Reliance.
The variety and prominence of recruiters highlight the institute’s continued excellence in fostering industry-ready talent.
Prof Manindra Agrawal, director, of IIT Kanpur, said: “The sustained efforts by the Students’ Placement Office, such as strengthening alumni connections, engaging with startups, and expanding outreach to new recruiters, have been pivotal in driving the success of this placement season. Congratulations to all placed students, best wishes to those appearing, and kudos to the institute’s placement team for their efforts.”
On day 1, 579 offers were made in IIT-Kanpur.
This year, only IIT-Kanpur and Kharagpur have revealed their first day data among all the IITs. The reason for not revealing the information is the betterment of students, IIT professors revealed.
(Indianexpress.com published a 5-part series on IIT placements. The first part explained why pre-placement offers (PPO) are gaining popularity, and the second part explained the IIT placement process. Third part talks about the forecast of the 2024-25 placement process. The fourth part is from the students’ perspective on how to prepare for placements, and the last part is about start-ups making their way back to IITs. You can find all IIT Placement related stories here)
