Placement begins in IIT Kharagpur: first phase of placements witnessed 1,220 job offers by 282 recruiters

Updated on: Tuesday, December 29, 2015

Coal India has become the highest recruiter at IIT Kharagpur by offering 31 jobs to the students during campus placements, this season. "Coal India made the highest number of offers, standing at 31 while the department of Electronics and Electrical Communications Engineering had the maximum number of placements with 155 students placed," an IIT official said.

According to PTI reports, the first phase of placements witnessed 1,220 job offers by 282 recruiters. More than 1,100 students accepted the offers made to them. Altogether, 32 international offers were made by Google, Oracle, Deloitte, Microsoft, Toyota, VISA, among others. Apart from American firms, companies also recruited for Japan and Taiwan. Core engineering was the focus, this year as around 400 offers were made by 85 companies in the sector.

Among the top recruiters were Coal India, CartHero, Cypress Semiconductor, Innoplexus, John Deere, OLA, Mentor Graphics, Reliance Industries, TATA Steel, all making offers in double digits. A total of 34 start-ups also made a beeline at the premier engineering institute, making 138 offers.

An IIT- Kharagpur student had disclosed that he bagged an annual package of Rs 2 crore from Google, after finishing internship. The IITs have already decided not to reveal any pay package figures from this placement season following complaints of peer and parental pressure on students.

Placement begins in IIT Kharagpur: first phase of placements witnessed 1,220 job offers by 282 recruiters

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