Day 1: IIT Guwahati bags highest foreign job offer of Rs 2.4 crore

A total of 25 offers with pay packages in excess of Rs one crore per annum were extended at the end of Session 1.1 on Day One of the recruitment process at IIT Madras

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati bagged the highest international offer of Rs 2.4 crore on Thursday, kicking off the first day of final placements with optimism in a post-pandemic year marked by layoffs and hiring freeze.

The highest international offer at IIT Guwahati was up by 17 per cent over last year’s Rs 2.05 crore, whereas highest domestic offer was Rs 1.1 crore at the close of the day. The placements were underway at some of the leading older IITs.

A total of 25 offers with pay packages in excess of Rs 1 crore per annum were made at