It's placement season at India's most-premiere engineering institutes, IITs. After IIT-Madras and IIT-Delhi, the first phase of placement concluded at
IIT-Roorkee
. The placement season started on December 1 at the institute.
IIT-Roorkee has reported one of its best-ever placement seasons. An
IIT-Roorkee student
has secured a salary package of Rs 2.15 core from an international company during the first phase of the placement drive this year. In a statement, IIT-Roorkee said that this marks the "highest ever for the institute".
The institute is reported to have recorded a remarkable placement season with 281 participating companies and an average salary of Rs 21.33 lakh. "We have witnessed a good placement season this year. The drive is still on as companies are still coming to the campus with job offers," said Sonika Srivastava, head of the IIT-Roorkee's media cell.
Companies that participated in the placement
The companies that participated in the first phase of the campus placement drive at IIT-Roorkee include Accenture Japan Ltd, Amazon, American Express, Bank of America, Flipkart, Goldman Sachs, Havells India Ltd, Hindustan Unilever Limited, ICICI Bank, Intel, JP Morgan, Jio Platforms, Larsen & Toubro Limited, Microsoft, Paytm, PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers) and Reliance Industries Limited.
According to IIT-Roorkee officials, based on the data compiled till December 16, the institute has secured a total of 1,243 job offers, including 32 international offers.
The institute also shared the details of student participation. This year, around 1,420 students have been registered for the drive, compared to 1,358 students in 2021-22.
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