IIIT Kottayam marks surge in placement offers
The Hindu
35 firms take part in first phase of placement drive
Riding on the back of its institute-coordinated internship programme, the Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Kottayam, an institution of national importance, has witnessed a rise in placement offers to its students in the ongoing academic year.
In the first phase of the placement drive that concluded on December 1, students received 94 offers with an average pay package of ₹9.68 lakhs per annum (LPA) as against a total 93 offers with an average CTC of ₹9.07 LPA the previous academic year.
As many as 35 companies have participated in the placement process, which generated three offers with above ₹30 LPA, with the highest figure of ₹42 LPA.
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