The students from IIT Guwahati have received as many as 200 offers from 38 different companies in its very first session of the first day in the final season. The top international offer in the institute this year is Rs 2 crore, while the top domestic offer stands to be Rs 1.2 crore.
Previous year
In the previous year I.e. 2020, the institution had received as much as 158 offers from 43 different companies for the same period.
As per a release issued by IIT Guwahati, “Multiple members of domestic offers above Rs. 1.1 crore and one international offer of Rs 2 crore were made at the end of the session 1.2.”
Recruiters this year
The big recruiters for this year’s initial two sessions include Uber, JP Morgan Chase, Schlumberger, Graviton, Microsoft, Apple, Google, Texas Instrument, Bajaj, Qualcomm, Goldman Sachs among others.
The 1.1 session of this initial phase is expected to continue till December 15, 2021 at IIT Guwahati. The session started from around 8 am in the morning and the final session is said to be scheduled at 6 pm.
Impact of Covid-19:
The prevalence of the COVID-19 pandemic has however made serious changes in the entire system, from starting and trying to conclude everything online.
Statements:
Prof. Abhishek Kumar, Head, Center for Career Development, IIT Guwahati, said, “While the majority of the students sitting for the placement are back to the campus, a significant portion of students are still away from the campus. Lessons learnt from the last years’ virtual placement process have helped us in better planning this year, so that students on-campus and off-campus both will not face any difficulty.
Dr. Abhishek further added that all the stakeholders of the placement process have prepared themselves for all possible issues which could likely arise in the process and have overcome the difficulties collectively. Further, the efforts of the students were highly appreciated who have participated in the ongoing placement process even in these difficult times, since they have successfully understood the companies requirement and prepared themselves to meet these demands. The current placement statistics will set new records this year positively, mentioned Prof. Abhishek.”
About registration:
Eventually, as many as 1160 students have registered for placements in the 2021-22 Academic session under different departments. The companies are going to shortlist a total of 250 profiles only.
Nevertheless, some of them had already received 179 Pre-Placement Offers (PPOs) during the Academic Year 2021-22, which was the highest in the last three years.
