Job offers on the rise? Placements at IIT Madras see a 30% uptick

During the academic year 2017-18, 106 companies made 526 offers at the end of day three

Job offers for students of Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IITM) during the first phase of placements for 2018-19 has gone up by nearly 30 per cent compared to last year, the institute said. The number includes pre-placement offers (PPO) as well. 

IITM said the first in three days of placements (1-3 December 2018) 133 companies arrived at the campus and extended 680 offers to the students.

“When combined with 136 PPOs, the total number of offers stands at 816 at the end of Day Three," said IIT Madras authorities.

According to IITM, 13 international job offers have also been extended. As