Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT-M) : Placements resumed after heavy rain

Updated on: Saturday, January 09, 2016

iitm The placements at the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT-M) which were halted mid-way due to heavy rains in December, resumed on January 6 and witnessed 339 offers from various companies. According to PTI reports, 286 students have been placed.

Qualcomm, Intel, Google, and US-based research firm MSCI made the maximum number of offers at the placement session of IIT-M. Placement session for 2015-16 began on December 1, but was postponed to this month due to the torrential rains in the city.

The session resumed on January 6 and a total of 339 offers were made by various companies and 286 students were placed, IIT Madras said in a statement. Qualcomm offered placements to 14 candidates, research firm MSCI to 11, Intel gave offers to seven, while e-commerce major Flipkart selected six students. The numbers for Google were not available. Chinese electronic major Xiaomi also offered placements to five candidates, the release said.

"Many startup companies like Swiggy and UrbanLadder showed prominence at the placements. This was highly encouraging for the students who were looking forawrd to placements after we had to postpone it due to the floods," said IIT-Madras Training and Placement Advisor V Babu.

Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT-M) : Placements resumed after heavy rain

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