The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Jodhpur was established in 2008 as one of the eight new Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) established by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India under The Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Act, 2011. As per the placement statistics, the placement percentage decreased from 89 per cent in 2019-20 to 83 per cent in 2020-21. In 2021-22, the placement percentage saw a drastic increase to 97 per cent, only to decrease to 91.88 per cent in 2022-23. In IIT Jodhpur, Computer Science Engineering (CSE) has been the highest in terms of placement percentage as the institute saw 100 per cent placement in 2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-22, and then 97 per cent placement in 2022-23. Past recruiters Some of the past recruiters at IIT Jodhpur include Microsoft, Amazon, Intel, Barclays, Goldman Sachs, Sprinklr, Morgan Stanley, Google, Oracle, Adobe, Zomato, Paytm, Deloitte, Siemens, Jio, American Express, EY, Graviton Research Capital, ICICI Bank, Bajaj, L&T, Cognizant, Samsung, Tata Consultancy Services, NBC, Housing.com, ISRO India, DE Shaw & Co, Honda Cars, HCL Technologies, Havells India Limited, Snapdeal.com, Mahindra & Mahindra Limited, Bank of India, Indian Navy, Defence Research Development Organization (DRDO), Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited, Indian Oil Corporation Limited, Indian Army, Coal India Limited, Bharat Heavy Electrical Limited, and more. About IIT Jodhpur IIT Jodhpur was first announced by the Central Government in July 2007, although the formal announcement was made in 2008, with IIT Kanpur mentoring IIT Jodhpur. The first academic session of IIT Jodhpur commenced in July 2008 with 109 undergraduate students in Computer Science Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Electrical Engineering. The institute has nearly 14 departments, namely School of Artificial Intelligence & Data Science, School of Management & Entrepreneurship, School of Liberal Arts (SoLA), Biosciences and Bioengineering, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, Computer Science & Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Humanities & Social Sciences, Metallurgical & Materials Engineering, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, and Physics. (The IIT placement is part of a series by The Indian Express where we bring to you the five-year placement record of a course offered by a top engineering college. This will help JEE aspirants choose the course /IIT of their choice.)
