Kharagpur, Dec 3: Techies of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur secured over 700 placement offers, including Pre-Placement Offers (PPOs).
It was revealed on the inaugural day of the 2023 placement session, as stated by the institute.
Following the turnout of major IT Companies along with multinational organizations on the opening session, students garnered over 19 international offers, with certain individuals receiving remuneration exceeding Rs 1 crore CTC (cost to company).
'More than 61 companies offered various roles to our students mainly in the profile of software, analytics, finance–banking, consulting and core engineering offer the Pre-placement offers from Apple, Arthur D Little, Da Vinci, Capital One, DE Shaw, EXL Services, Glean, Google, Graviton, Microsoft, Mckinsey, Quantbox, Databricks, Square point, TSM, Palo Alto and many more,'' said an IIT official, assigned to the placement division.
According to a spokesperson from IIT Kharagpur, companies are conducting interviews in both physical and hybrid formats wherein a substantial number of techies participated.
''Reaching out to many new companies with proper strategy has played a very crucial role in defeating the lean period of the market and upheld the legacy of the institute in this placement process,'' says Professor Rajib Maity, the chairperson of Career Development Centre (CDC), IIT Kharagpur.
The Career Development Centre is introducing the inaugural "Academia Industry Conclave (AIC) 2023" this year. The primary objective is to foster collaboration and bridge the gap between academia and industry.
"The primary concept is to offer a platform for departments, centres, and schools to highlight their strengths and accomplishments to prospective industry partners and recruiters," adds Maity.
''Most of the prominent companies have already visited the campus for internship in August 2023 and have also registered their presence for this placement season," says Professor V K Tewari, IIT Kharagpur Director.
"The graduating batch of 2023-24 have shown great enthusiasm and constructive confidence towards this placement drive along with the companies who are eager to tap into the talent pool of this Institute," adds Professor V K Tewari.
