IIT Kharagpur sees a record 1,000-plus placement offers in five days

Top recruiters include Honeywell, which made 36 offers, followed by Exel (25), Microsoft (24) and Barclays (20)

With the final placement season having begun on a high note for the Indian Institutes of Technology, IIT Kharagpur (KGP) has received more than 1000 job offers in a record five days.

A total of 144 companies visited IIT KGP between December 1 and 5, with the fifth day ending with more than 1,000 offers, including over 280 pre-placement offers (PPOs) and 19 from public sector units (PSUs). According to G P Raja Sekhar, chairman, career development centre (CDC) at IIT Kharagpur and head, All IITs' Placement Committee (AIPC), this has been the fastest 1,000 offers till date and, in