IIT-H sees 72% surge in international offers during Phase-1 of placements

Joining its older peers, the Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IIT-H) has seen a 72 per cent surge in international offers in the first phase of the final placement process for 2019-20 academic year. At IIT Kharagpur, meanwhile, an estimated 1,310 students received job offers during the first phase of placement, an official said.

Students at IIT-H bagged 38 international offers from 18 companies from the US, Japan, and Taiwan so far this year, as against 22 from eight companies from two countries last year, said Pradeep Yemula, faculty in-charge of placements.

At the end of the first phase of final placement