Average salary jumps 50% at IIT Mandi; Microsoft emerges top recruiter

Average salary has jumped 50 per cent at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi even as Microsoft emerged as the top recruiter with 11 offers in the first phase of final placements this year.

As compared to 108 offers in the first phase last year, the relatively newer IIT has seen the same climb to 112 offers this year with a total 75 companies registering in the first phase. The institute held its first phase of final placements between October 18 and November 15 this year as newer IITs hold the process earlier than their older peers.

Of the total 112