'Phone a friend', alumni networks help IIT students in placements

The pressure will be higher in the second phase of placements as top recruiters have already taken their picks

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support you through this period, we are launching the Call a Friend programme, a peer-to-peer initiative that connects final-year students appearing for placements with those who have already secured positions.

IITs are keen to ensure that the batch of 2025 does not suffer the fate of many of their immediate seniors who could not find jobs even after the end of their studies. That was in stark contrast to 2022 and 2023, when a global race for digitalization sparked a scramble for top engineering talent. However, this year's recruitments come under the shadow of a slump in the global economy, with business schools and engineering colleges facing the brunt.