Not all students of IIT Delhi are availing on-campus placement services, the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (IIT D) has revealed through an exit survey commissioned by the institute amongst the students who graduated in August 2024. In this exit survey, 1411 (53.1 per cent) students confirmed that they have received a job offer. On the other hand, 224 (8.4 per cent) students responded that they were self-employed, whereas 45 (1.7 per cent) students informed that they are working for a start-up and 66 (2.5 per cent) students were involved in entrepreneurship. There are several students who have either started pursuing further studies, or are in the process of preparing for those. As per the exit survey, 359 (13.5 per cent) IIT Delhi students responded that they are going for higher studies, 47 (1.8 per cent) PhD students informed that they are waiting for a post-doctoral research opportunity or for a faculty position. Similarly, 321 (~ 12.1 per cent) students informed that they are preparing for different examinations, for example, civil services, engineering services, and examinations required for different government jobs. Only 134 students (~ 5 per cent) reported in August 2024 that they were still looking for appropriate career opportunities. At the annual convocation held on 10th August 2024, 2656 students were awarded degrees. This includes 481 PhD and joint PhD, 113 MBA, 91 MS (Research), 25 MDes, 529 MTech, 24 MPP, 129 Dual Degree (BTech + MTech), 1001 BTech, 51 PG Diploma, 212 MSc students. "IIT Delhi is happy to report that our students are keen in exploring multiple and diverse career opportunities such as startups, entrepreneurship, higher studies, post-doctoral research, civil services and many more," the institute stated in an official release. (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)
