IIT Kharagpur Placements
IIT Kharagpur Placements Highlights
- A total of 300 recruiters visited the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur campus during the 2023 placements to hire eligible students.
- 34 recruiters participated on Day 1 of placements during 2023 placements.
- Students of IIT Kharagpur have received a total of 1600 placement offers.
- IIT Kharagpur students have been offered a total of 500 pre-placement offers during 2023 placements.
- A total of 45 international offers have been made to the students of IIT Kharagpur and 48 offers were above 50.00 Lakhs Per Annum.
- The highest package received by the IIT Kharagpur students during 2023 placements stood at 2.68 Crores Per Annum.
- Some of the top recruiters of IIT Kharagpur students are Google, LinkedIn, Oracle, Amazon, SAP, Salesforce, Yahoo and VISA.
Some highlights of IIT Kharagpur 2023 Placements are provided below.
| Particulars | Details |
| Total Recruiters | 300 |
| Recruiters Participated on Day 1 of Placements | 34 |
| Total Number of Placement Offers | 1600+ |
| Total Number of Pre-placement Offers | 500 |
| Total Number of International Placement Offers | 45 |
| Total Number of Placement Offers Above 50.00 Lakhs Per Annum | 48 |
| Highest CTC | 2.68 Crores Per Annum |
| Top Recruiters | Barclays, HSBC, Flipkart, Salesforce, Ford, Bosch, Amazon and IBM. |
Highest and Average Packages
- The highest package received by the IIT Kharagpur students during 2023 placements stood at 2.68 Crores Per Annum.
- More than 48 offers made to the students of IIT Kharagpur during 2023 placements were between 50.00 Lakhs Per Annum to 2.68 Crores Per Annum.
- Highest CTC
The highest CTC of 2023 witnessed a rise of more than 10% from the previous year and its trends for the past 3 years are highlighted below.
The table showing the highest CTC trends of IIT Kharagpur is given below.
| Academic Year | Highest CTC (LPA) |
| 2020-2021 | 80.00 |
| 2021-2022 | 240.00 |
| 2022-2023 | 268.00 |
Degree/Course-wise Highest Packages
The degree/course-wise median packages received by the IIT Kharagpur students are provided below.
- BTech
- The median package offered to the BTech students during 2022 placements stood at 18.75 Lakhs Per Annum.
The median CTC offered to the BTech students during 2022 placements witnessed a rise of 25% from the previous year and its trends are shown below.
The table showing the trends of BTech median CTCs is provided below.
| Academic Year | Median CTC CTC (LPA) |
| 2017-2018 | 12.75 |
| 2018-2019 | 14.20 |
| 2019-2020 | 15.00 |
| 2020-2021 | 15.00 |
| 2021-2022 | 18.75 |
- MTech
- During 2022 placements, MTech students have been offered a median CTC of 13.50 Lakhs Per Annum.
The median CTC of 2022 offered to the MTech students witnessed more than a 15% rise from the previous year and its trends are shown below.
The table describing the median CTC trends of the MTech programme is given below.
| Academic Year | Median CTC CTC (LPA) |
| 2017-2018 | 9.00 |
| 2018-2019 | 16.74 |
| 2019-2020 | 12.00 |
| 2020-2021 | 11.35 |
| 2021-2022 | 13.50 |
- MBA
- The median package offered to the MBA students during 2022 placements was 18.08 Lakhs Per Annum.
The median CTC offered to the MBA students of IIT Kharagpur during 2022 placements witnessed a slight drop from the previous year and its trends are highlighted below in the form of a graph.
The table representing the trends of MBA median CTCs is provided below.
| Academic Year | Median CTC CTC (LPA) |
| 2017-2018 | 17.90 |
| 2018-2019 | 19.67 |
| 2019-2020 | 16.99 |
| 2020-2021 | 19.20 |
| 2021-2022 | 18.08 |
- BArch
- The median CTC received by the BArch students of IIT Kharagpur during 2022 placements stood at 12.62 Lakhs Per Annum.
The median CTC of 2022 witnessed a more than 30% increase from the previous year and its trends are shown below in the form of a graph.
The table representing the median CTC trends of the BArch programme is provided below.
| Academic Year | Median CTC CTC (LPA) |
| 2017-2018 | 7.00 |
| 2018-2019 | 6.09 |
| 2019-2020 | 9.03 |
| 2020-2021 | 9.00 |
| 2021-2022 | 12.62 |
- MArch
- During 2022 placements, the median CTC received by the MArch students stood at 5.06 Lakhs Per Annum.
The median CTC trends of the MArch programme are provided below.
The table highlighting the median CTCs offered to the MArch students is given below.
| Academic Year | Median CTC CTC (LPA) |
| 2017-2018 | 5.75 |
| 2018-2019 | 5.00 |
| 2019-2020 | 6.30 |
| 2020-2021 | 5.00 |
| 2021-2022 | 5.06 |
- Law
- The median package offered to the UG Law students during 2022 placements was 9.00 Lakhs Per Annum.
- The median CTC received by the PG Law students of IIT Kharagpur during 2022 placements stood at 12.00 Lakhs Per Annum.
Recruiters
- A total of 300 recruiters participated in the campus placements of IIT Kharagpur in 2023 placements.
- More than 30 recruiters participated on Day 1 of the placement process.
- Students of IIT Kharagpur have received more than 1600 placement offers during recent placements at the campus.
Some of the top recruiters of IIT Kharagpur students are given below.
| PayPal | ABInBev | Amazon |
| PwC | Accenture | American Express |
| Axis Bank | Byju's | Bajaj Auto |
| CISCO | Citi Bank | EXL Service |
| EY | LTI | Morgan Stanley |
| OYO | Schneider Electric | SONY Japan |
| Intel | ||
| IBM | Nvidia | Samsung |
The list of recruiters of IIT Kharagpur has consistently been above 200 for the past 4 years and its trends are shown below.
The table showing the recruiters' trends of IIT Kharagpur is provided below.
| Academic Year | Total Recruiters |
| 2019-2020 | 220 |
| 2020-2021 | 200 |
| 2021-2022 | 245 |
| 2022-2023 | 300 |
Number of Students Placed
- During 2023 placements at IIT Kharagpur, students have received more than 1600 placement offers.
- IIT Kharagpur has been able to offer decent placement opportunities for all its students since its inception.
The course-wise placement details of IIT Kharagpur students during 2022 placements are provided below.
| Programme | Total Number of Students Graduating in the Stipulated Time | Total Number of Students Placed | Placement Percentage |
| Engineering | |||
| BTech | 450 | 422 | 93.78 |
| MTech | 764 | 396 | 51.83 |
| PG (Integrated) | 734 | 722 | 98.36 |
| Architecture & Planning | |||
| BArch | 37 | 33 | 89.18 |
| MArch | 37 | 18 | 48.64 |
| Law | |||
| UG (3-Years) | 47 | 30 | 63.82 |
| PG (2-Years) | 27 | 27 | 100.00 |
| Management | |||
| MBA | 97 | 97 | 100.00 |
Placement Assistance
- IIT Kharagpur has a dedicated Career Development Centre (CDC) that guides students in terms of careers so they can excel in their inherent potential.
- It is not only responsible for the placement of the students but also assists them to develop the necessary skills for placements and be proficient in their field of interest.
- The Career Development Programme of IIT Kharagpur improves soft skills, professional communication and personality through career counselling by experts.
- It assists the departments in organizing industry-oriented workshops, lectures, leadership talks and competitions.
- The Career Development Programme of IIT Kharagpur also helps students in preparing professional resumes by conducting resume-writing workshops.
Batch Profile
The batch profile details of IIT Kharagpur students are given below.
| Programme | Male Students | Female Students | Total |
| Engineering | |||
| BTech | 2771 | 545 | 3316 |
| MTech | 2359 | 537 | 2896 |
| PG (3-Years) | 25 | 6 | 31 |
| PG (Integrated) | 3542 | 607 | 4149 |
| PG (6-Years) | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Architecture & Planning | |||
| BArch | 161 | 45 | 206 |
| MArch | 52 | 41 | 93 |
| Law | |||
| UG (3-Years) | 67 | 39 | 106 |
| PG (2-Years) | 18 | 29 | 47 |
| Management | |||
| MBA | 168 | 27 | 195 |
Internships
- Students of IIT Kharagpur can avail decent internship placement opportunities at the campus.
- During IIT Kharagpur summer internship placements 2023, 800 internship offers were made by 34 recruiters and more than 70 different profiles were offered to the students.
- Students of IIT Kharagpur have received a total of 900 internship offers.
Alumni
- Since its establishment, IIT Kharagpur has produced many illustrious alumni whose contributions at the national and international levels have been unparalleled.
- The alumni of IIT Kharagpur have distinguished themselves in almost every field such as industrialists, architects, scientists, bureaucrats and technocrats.
- They have made numerous invaluable contributions to the institute in the form of endowments or by participating in management and advisory decisions.
- Some of the well-known alumni of IIT Kharagpur are given below.
- Sundar Pichai - CEO, Google
- Arjun Malhotra - Co-founder and Vice Chairman of HCL
- Rajan Bajaj - Founder & CEO, Slice
- Aravind Kejriwal - Chief Minister of Delhi
- K Radhakrishnan - Scientist, Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)
- Abhinav Sinha - COO, OYO Rooms
- Rahul Jaimini, Co-founder, Swiggy
- Bipul Sinha - Co-founder, Rubrik, etc.
Resources
http://www.cdc.iitkgp.ac.in/p/placement
