IIT-Dharwad’s BTech Placement: Decline in average salary, placed students

The decline in the number of offers, total number of placed students and the average salary might also be an effect of the Covid pandemic.

For the academic year 2016–2017, the institute offered BTech courses in three branches -- Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, and Mechanical Engineering. (Representative image. Source: IIT Dharwad)

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IIT Dharwad started its academic functioning in 2016, and since then the institute has hosted three placement seasons for three batches — 2017, 2018 and 2019. During these three seasons, the institute has seen some increase and decrease in the number of placed students and the average salary.

–	2017 Batch	2018 Batch	2019 Batch
Total number of students	114	119	129
Placed students	51	91	77
Total offers	58	126	85
Average salary (LPA)	13.5	16.48	16

As per the data accessed by indianexpress.com. the total number of students who participated in placements increased from 114 in the 2017 batch to 119 in 2018 batch and then to 129 in the 2019 batch.

However, the number of placed students and total number of offers declined in the recent season. Total number of offers increased from 58 in 2017 batch to 126 in the 2018 batch, but then decreased drastically to 85 in the 2019 batch. Similarly, the number of total placed students has increased from 51 in the 2017 batch to 91 in the 2018 batch, only to decline to 77 in the 2019 batch.

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The average salary, too, increased from Rs 13.5 lakh per annum in the 2017 batch to Rs 16.48 lakh per annum, but decreased slightly to Rs 16 lakh per annum in the recent placement season. The decline in the number of offers, total number of placed students and the average salary might also be an effect of the Covid pandemic.

IIT Dharwad

For the academic year 2016–2017, the institute offered BTech courses in three branches — Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, and Mechanical Engineering. The institute then introduced Engineering physics in 2021, and then added four additional courses, namely Chemical and Biochemical engineering, Mathematics and Computing, Civil and Infrastructure engineering, and Interdisciplinary Sciences.

Deeksha Teri

Deeksha Teri covers education and has worked with the The Hindu (print division), WION and Stonebow Media. She is an alumnus of The University of Lincoln and The University of Delhi. ... Read More