IIT-Delhi students get big job offers

The Department of Management Studies at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Delhi announced on Monday that the average CTC package offered to students of its 2017-2018 batch was ₹16.54 lakh per annum. This year, the placement process had 56 recruiters that made 102 offers to 91 students.

“Even with a 100% increase in batch size, placements season proved to be one of the best in over a decade. The key highlights of the final placements are an increase in the leadership roles offered to students,” the Registrar of IIT Delhi said.

He added that 25% of the batch was offered Pre-Placements Offers (PPOs)/Pre-Placements Interviews (PPIs) and that the number of first-time recruits has increased to 29.

‘Alumni support’

Professor M.P. Gupta, head of the department, said, “Successful completion of the placement season is the outcome of the meticulously crafted curriculum, the grooming of the students by business leaders, industry-oriented teaching and last but not the least alumni support”.

IIT-Delhi said that 30% of the offers to students were for sales and marketing roles, 29% were offered jobs in the IT and consulting domain, 20% were offered profiles in operations and 21% were offered positions in finance and general management. Of the total offers made, 27% were leadership roles.