IIT Delhi placement offers increase by 45%

IIT Delhi students bagged over 400 placement offers, including pre-placement offers (PPOs), highest in past five years, by the end of the first day of the placement season on December 1.

The placement season at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi began on a high note on December 1. More than 350 national and international companies offering above 750 job profiles across multiple sectors have registered for hiring students as of now. 

There has been over 45 per cent increase in the number of offers received by IIT Delhi and more than 35 per cent increase in the indicative compensation offered by companies visiting on December 1, 2021, as compared to last year. IIT Delhi students bagged over 400 placement offers, including pre-placement offers (PPOs), highest in past five years, by the end of the first day of the placement season on December 1. Many students have also bagged multiple placement offers.  

7 students opt for deferred placements facility 

Around 180 PPOs have been received as of now and seven students have opted for deferred placements facility of the institute. Deferred placements facility is available to students who wish to set up a start-up post their graduation. The students choosing the deferred placement option can avail of placement services once within two years after availing of this option i.e. up to 2023-24. 

Anishya Obhrai Madan, Head, Office of Career Services, IIT Delhi, said: “We are confident that given the new ways of recruiting and our scheduling paradigm, companies will be able to make good hiring decisions. We look forward to this positive hiring trend continuing for the rest of the season.” 

Top recruiters on the campus on December 1, 2021, were Bain, Boston Consulting Group, Goldman Sachs, Graviton, Intel, Microsoft, NK Securities and Texas Instruments, etc.  

For the first time, few organisations have indicated that their salaries in India may be higher than those paid by organisations recruiting for international profiles.  

Campus hiring through virtual mode 

This year, the hiring processes are being conducted in a virtual mode like last year and the students have geared up for their interviews in a digital mode with innovative and newer patterns of interactions maximising the use of technology. The entire interview process is being conducted in a single slot each day unlike other campuses. 

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