IITG placements begin with 168 offers on first two sessions of Day 1

The institute received highest international offer of INR 2.4 crore and domestic offer of INR 1.1 crore. Phase I of placements is expected to continue at IIT Guwahati till December 15. 

A total of 168 offers were made by 46 companies during Day One’s Sessions 1.1 and 1.2 at IIT Guwahati across Software Development Engineer, Data Science, Quant, Core Engineer, UX Designer, VLSI, Vehicle Engineering, Analyst, Product Designer, etc. job profiles. 

The institute has received two international offers at the end of Session 1.2. It received highest international offer of INR 2.4 crore and domestic offer of INR 1.1 crore. The big recruiters of this year’s first two sessions include Microsoft, Texas Instruments, Google, Uber, Qualcomm, C-DOT, Enphase Energy, Oracle, Nutanix, Thoughtspot MTS-2, Squarepoint SDE/Quant, American Express, JP Morgan Chase, Bajaj, Rippling, Tibra, Cohesity, and Sprinklr Platform + Product, among others. 

Session 1.1 of placements at IIT Guwahati began at 12 am while session 1.2 commenced around 8:30 am. The final session of 1.3 began at 4 pm and is scheduled to conclude by midnight. The Phase I of placements is expected to continue till December 15, 2022, at IIT Guwahati. 

Abhishek Kumar, Head, Center for Career Development, IIT Guwahati, said, “Both company officials and students are excited to meet face to face after two years of gap due to the pandemic. This has given upper hand to both employer as well as potential employee to interact one to one, giving more space for proper understanding on both sides of the table.” 

In the 2022-23 academic year, a total of 1,269 students have registered for placements, across different streams of study. The total number of companies registered for Phase I of Placements is 264 who will be recruiting for a total of 470 profiles.  

IIT Guwahati Director Prof TG Sitharam said, “We are really excited to physically host companies on the IIT Guwahati campus after two years. We have recorded progressive outcomes in the Session 1.1 and 1.2 of the placement drive. I am sure the final outcomes will touch new heights for the institute.” 

218 PPOs highest in last 4 years 

Besides, IIT Guwahati students have already received as many as 218 pre-placement offers (PPOs) during the 2022-23 academic year, which was the highest in the last four years. Most of the offers were related to core engineering, IT, finance and analyst profiles.  

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