IIT Kharagpur sets record: 1,000 offers in 6 days; 20% more than last year

Of the 112 companies visiting IIT Kharagpur, IT/ITeS firms comprised the highest share at 40%, followed by core sector at 20%, analytics 15%, e-commerce 15% and finance 10%

Led by Information Technology (IT) and core companies, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (IIT-KGP) has clocked 1000 job offers in record time of merely six days this year. At the end of the sixth day of the final placement process that began on December 1, IIT-KGP had bagged in all 1012 offers from 112 companies.

According to G P Raja Sekhar, chairman, career development centre (CDC) at IIT Kharagpur, the 1000 job offers in six days is the fastest the premier institute has seen in its history.

Of the 112 companies visiting IIT Kharagpur, IT/ITeS firms comprised the highest share