Top IITs see a drop in campus placements

More students likely getting jobs independently

- VIDHEESHA KUNTAMALLA

IN AN INDICATION of the changing hiring trends from the Indian Institutes of Technology, at least four older IITs have seen a decline in campus placement percentages in recent years, even as surveys indicate the number of students getting jobs independently may be on the rise.

The trends come against the backdrop of a shifting tech landscape, global economic uncertainties, and an increasing number of IIT graduates competing in a dynamic job market.

Six of the seven first-generation IITs responded to a request under the RTI Act for placement data spanning six years, from 2018-19 to 2023-24. IIT Madras did not share details and instead referred to its annual reports. Among the institutes that disclosed placement rates, IIT Kanpur, IIT Kharagpur, and IIT Roorkee recorded drops of 5-16 percentage points.