On Day 1, IIT-Madras students get 176 placement offers
The Hindu
It is 43% higher than last year, say institute officials
The Indian Institute of Technology - Madras students received 176 placement offers on the first day of campus recruitment on Wednesday. Institute officials said it was 43% higher than the offers made last year and so far the highest ever in its history. Officials, however, refused to reveal details of the compensation package from the recruiters.
In the academic year 2020-21, students received 123 offers from 22 companies at the end of the first session. For the second year in a row, the placement programme was held virtually. In the first session, Microsoft made 19 offers, besides 11 international offers from four companies.
While Texas Instruments and Bajaj Auto made 15 offers each, Bain and Company and Goldman Sachs made 10 offers each. Eight offers each were made by Qualcomm and Boston Consulting Group. JP Morgan Chase and Co., and McKinsey each made seven offers.
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