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Covid-19: Gartner revokes job offers at IIMs; IITs too witness cancellation

With countries closing borders and entering into lockdowns, recruiters, especially MNCs, are revisiting their hiring plans and are either revoking offers, or postponing joining dates.

IITs end first week of placements on a high note, beating last year's show

IIT Kharagpur gets more than 1,000 job offers in a record five days, with 144 companies visiting the campus till Dec 5

International offers, packages to go up as IITs begin placements on Sunday

Microsoft, which had emerged the top recruiter last year offering a $215,100 (Rs 1.5 crore roughly) package, is expected to make a similar or a slightly higher package to IIT students on Sunday

Rise in pre-placement offers this year brings early cheer for IITians

Delhi, one of the premier older IITs, had 164 PPOs at the start of this week, as against 162 for the entire placement process last year

IITs may allow weaker students to opt out in 3 years with a BSc degree

If approved, the IITs will implement the suggestion from the current academic year

IITs struggling with funds, paucity of full-time professors

Third of faculty positions vacant, 1% seats empty; new institutes lag in infrastructure, research