IIT Kanpur Placements 2021-22: Salary Offered, Companies, Highest Package

2 mins readUpdated on Apr 26, 2022 12:36 IST

In 2021, IIT Kanpur has witnessed the highest number of placements across all IITs. Check out the complete IIT Kanpur placement report 2021 below.

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur is well known for its academic excellence and is often considered the 'first stop' for a large number of industries and other organizations for recruiting undergraduate and post-graduate students. 

IIT Kanpur ended its Phase 1 of placement season 2021-22 on December 15, on a high. Kickstarting the season virtually on December 1, the institute received a total of 1300 offers at the end of Phase 1 on Day 15, out of which, 1100 were accepted including the 156 pre-placement offers (PPOs) that were already accepted, out of 207 offered.

The institute received an impressive 47 international offers at the end of Phase 1. It sees a big jump of 150% as compared to last year when a total of 19 international offers were received. The highest packages so far are USD 287,550 for international and INR 1.2 Cr for domestic. In total, 49 offers above INR 1 Cr have been received, making it the highest the institute has received so far.

Q:   What is the salary package offered to M.Tech students passing out from IIT Kanpur?

A:

As per the data submitted by IIT Kanpur for NIRF 2022, the median salary for two-year M.Tech (Engineering PG degree) stood at INR 17.69 lakh. Also, numerous verified students' reviews on Shiksha also mention that majority of students have received salary package ranging from INR 8-15 LPA after completion of their M.Tech from IIT Kanpur. Additionally 70-100% of the batch gets placement oportunities every year from the institute in companies, namely Barclays, Flipkart and HSBC Bank, among others. For more details on IIT Kanpur placements,  click here.

Q:   Is IIT Kanpur good for placement?

A:

As of now, the institute has released the phase-I placement statistics. A total of 913 students were placed and 989 job offers were distributed among them. Check the complete insights of IIT Kanpur placements 2024 from the table below:

Particulars

Placement Statistics (2024) Phase I

Total job offers

989

Average package 

INR 26.27 LPA 

Students placed

913

International offers

22

Q:   What is the average placement package of IIT Kanpur CSE?

A:

The IIT Kanpur CSE average package for the BTech academic year 2023-24 stood at INR 52.80 LPA. The institute has also released the IIT Kanpur average package 2024 for other branches, which is presented below:

BranchAverage Package (2024)
MBAINR 18.20 LPA
AE*INR 20.10 LPA
BSBE*INR 13.80 LPA
CE*INR 16.30 LPA
CHE*INR 18.90 LPA
CSE*INR 52.80 LPA
EE*INR 27.60 LPA
ME*INR 19.70 LPA
MSE*INR 17.30 LPA

*The statistics mentioned above are gathered from public sources and are for BTech.

IIT Kanpur Placements 2021-22

As per the official numbers available on the IIT Kanpur official website, till December 2021 IIT Kanpur had witnessed the highest number of placements among all IITs. A total of 1300 students had participated in phase-I placements at IIT Kanpur out of which over 85% of students were successfully placed.

In 2021, IIT Kanpur not only performed better than its counterparts but also broke its own record for the previous year's phase-I placements. With a total of 77% placements done in phase-I last year, this year the institute has witnessed about 15% more placements.    

In 2021, dual-degree holders in IIT Kanpur have performed better in placements as they cornered about 97% of the total job offers compared to 83% of simple graduates in different streams. A few dual-degree holders also bagged salary packages of over Rs 10 million.   

Q:   What is the highest salary offered for IIT Kanpur BTech programme?

A:

 IIT Kanpur has not released course-wise placements information so far for 2022-23 Phase-I placements (which got over in December).  According to media reports, phase 1 of the placement session 2022-23 concluded with 1,200 job offers received from over 250 companies. IIT Kanpur the highest package (domestic) stood at INR 1.9 crore per annum. The recruitment drive witnessed 74 international offers and 208 PPOs and a total of 1,198 students accepted the job offers. Further, 33 students received packages of above INR 1 crore per annum during IIT Kanpur placements 2023. For more details on IIT Kanpur placements,  click here

Q:   Which are the top companies visiting IIT Kanpur for M.Tech placements?

A:

As per the verified students' reviews on Shiksha, top companies, such as Barclays, Flipkart, Qualcomm, Bajaj, HSBC, Tata Motors and Intel come for final placements at IIT Kanpur for MTech. Students get roles from technical research profiles to analytical roles. Additionaly, the institute in 2022 recorded a the highest domestic package of INR 1.9 crore per annum (not just for M.Tech but overall across courses). 

Branch-Wise IIT Kanpur Placements 2021-22

In 2021, IIT Kanpur placements spanned various sectors including core engineering profiles, software and data profiles, analytics, database management, eCommerce etc. Among the core engineering profiles, the IIT Kanpur's placement drive saw good recruitments from the departments of computer science engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering and chemical engineering.          

IIT Kanpur Placements 2021: Participating Companies

Some of the major national, as well as international companies that participated in IIT Kanpur phase-I placements 2021, include:

IIT Kanpur Placements 2021: Major Recruiters

Flipkart

Myntra

Zomato

Oyo Rooms

Microsoft

Jumio

Graviton

Yahoo! Japan

Uber

Rubrik 

WalmartLabs

Quadeye

Intel

IBM

Bajaj Automobiles

Jaguar 

HSBC Holdings

Sterlite Technologies

Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited

-

IIT Kanpur Placements 2021 vs 2020

Check the comparison between IIT Kanpur placement for 2020 and 2021 in the table below:

 

Particulars

Salary/ Statistics (2020-21 Phase 1)

Salary/ Statistics (2021-22 Phase 1)

Total recruiters

232

287

Total offers generated

821

1,300

Total offers accepted

709

1,100

Highest domestic CTC

INR 82 lakh per annum

INR 1.2 crore per annum

Highest international CTC

INR 1.47 crore per annum

287,550 USD

Top recruiters

Graviton Trading, QuantBox, Microsoft, Google

Graviton, ICICI Bank, Microsoft, Rubrik

Also Read:

Placement Reviews and Ratings of IIT Kanpur by Students and Alumni

About the Author

Satyendra is an expert news writer and content editor at shiksha.com with over ten years of experience in the education field. His work involves writing news and articles, editing, and proofreading content related t... Read Full Bio

Get Admission and Placement Updates about IIT Kanpur

News & Updates

Latest NewsPopular News

Contact Details

Address

Indian Institute of Technology, Kalyanpur
Kanpur ( Uttar Pradesh)

Email

jee@iitk.ac.in

(For general enquiry)

registrar@iitk.ac.in

(For admission related enquiry)

qna

Student Forum

chatAnything you would want to ask experts?
Write here...

Answered 3 days ago

IIT Kanpur offers online certification courses in Embedded systems and IOT through its E&ICT Academy. The Embedded systems Course is a 6-month live program, while the IOT  spans one month with 24 lectures. Both courses cater to intermediate learners and are ideal for students or professionals lookin

...Read more

S

Sateesh Kumar Barla

Beginner-Level 5

Answered a week ago

There are steps you must do to be admitted to IIT Kanpur's MBA program. Making sure you meet the eligibility requirements is the first step. Generally, this entails earning a bachelor's degree in any field with at least 60% of the possible points (or 55% for SC/ST candidates). The next step is to ta

...Read more

N

Nidhi Kumari

Contributor-Level 10

Answered a month ago

Candidates seeking admission to IIT Kanpur for MBA must meet the minimum eligibility criteria and have a valid score in the CAT exam followed by GD and PI round. As per the media reports, the application process for MBA in IIT Kanpur has began from Dec 30, 2024 and the last date to apply for the co

...Read more

S

Subhrajeet Harichandan

Contributor-Level 9

Answered a month ago

As per the overall placement report, the highest package and average package offered during IIT Kanpur MBA 2024 placements, stood at INR 24 LPA and INR 18.20 LPA, respectively. Further, the median package offered to MBA batch stood at INR 19.90 LPA. Additionally, a total of 21 recruiters visited the

...Read more

S

Subhrajeet Harichandan

Contributor-Level 9

Answered a month ago

The University of California, San Diego (UCSD) and the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur are highly regarded institutions for engineering programs, and the choice between the two may depend on a variety of factors, including cost of living, research opportunities.

A

Aparna Vinod T

Contributor-Level 6

Answered a month ago

Actually, both these courses are excellent. Both have good faculty, good infrastructure and also high market demand. Only point to make difference is placements. Electrical Engineering at IIT Kanpur have little much better placements than Electrical Engineering (Power and Automation) at IIT Delhi. F

...Read more

V

Venkata Siddardha Voona

Contributor-Level 10

Answered a month ago

Eligibility: The applicant must have passed the master's degree in the concerned subject with aggregate marks of at least 55%.
Entrance Exams: Admission will be done through entrance exam scores from a recognized test like GATE, CSIR-NET, or JRF, which is followed by an interview. 
The duration of the

...Read more

S

Sandeep Samineni

Contributor-Level 10

Answered a month ago

For BE/B.Tech-

Admission to the UG engineering programme will be offered on the basis of the candidate's score in the qualifying examination. For admission in these programs, candidates have to register and participate in TNEA counselling.

A

Anurag Shivam

Contributor-Level 10