Job Placements In India

Committee dissatisfied with ministry's response that NCS portal has data on shortlisted candidates, instead of placement figures

Early signs show a strong 2026 placement season at IITs, with top recruiters from high-frequency trading, tech, startups, and PSUs increasing participation and offers across sectors

Compensation has marginally decreased for graduates from the top 10 engineering institutes, eight of which are IITs as ranked by the National Institutional Ranking Framework

An RTI by Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur alumnus has revealed that over 7,000 IIT students are yet to be placed across all 23 of its campuses

Amid a tough job market, IIT students explore alternate job opportunities through fairs and online portals as companies slash hiring and offer lower starting salaries.

Demand by employers shows a thaw in hiring freeze in some sectors, says trend shows a thaw in hiring freeze in some sectors

The candidates that got an offer for over Rs 4 crore were offered an international posting by the trading firm Jane Street

In its first iteration, the government was able to enrol two million candidates, but it could certify 1.5 million and place only 0.3 million

Fintech firms on the whole roll out maximum number of offers

IIM Ahmedabad follows a cluster system of final placements process where sectors are invited in cohorts at regular intervals

Most of the interviews happened in Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad among metro cities. In tier II markets, Jaipur, Lucknow, Ahmedabad, Patna, and Ranchi had the maximum number

Despite pandemic, nearly all students get placed after final rounds in top institutes

BCG and McKinsey made 32 and 30 job offers, respectively for the PGP class of 2021.

Some of the second-generation IITs that Business Standard spoke with have seen more job offers from the start of the first phase of final placements to date than compared to the previous year

Roorkee has so far topped the charts in this area with a 33.3% rise to Rs 80 lakh, from Rs 60 lakh last year

Concluded in July, IIM-A releases audited placement report

Consulting emerges as top recruiting sector, with 24% placement offers, followed by logistics & supply chain at 17%, and IT at 16%

Maruti Suzuki, TVS, Tata Motors, Hero MotoCorp, Ashok Leyland, Bajaj Electricals - which were 'Zero Day' slot visitors earlier - are now refusing to visit

In most Indian states, 0.57% or just 3 candidates got placement per 500 job seekers in 2015