IIT Delhi Placements 2019 & 2018 - Sector & Branch wise statistics

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IIT Delhi Placements have shown considerable growth in the last two years. Check out the complete IIT Delhi placement report of 2019 & 2018 here.

IIT Delhi Placements have shown considerable growth in the last two years. Check out the complete IIT Delhi placement report of 2019 & 2018 here.

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi is one of the most premier engineering institutes in the country. Every year, the institute conducts a placement drive for its students. The placement in 2019 & 2018 have shown significant growth from previous years. The article showcases the highlights of IIT Delhi placement in 2019 & 2018

IIT Delhi Placement Report 2019

2019 can be considered as the best year for the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi in terms of placements as the institute recorded the highest number of placements in a decade. With over 1,000 job offers made in total (including PPOs), IIT Delhi has witnessed a 15% rise in the number of companies participating in campus recruitments. Information Technology (IT) department was on top for bagging maximum offers but core departments including electrical, chemical, civil and mechanical engineering also showed good growth by bagging over 34% of total offers. IT graduates alone grabbed over 22% of the total offers rolled out by the recruiters. The rest of the offers were in the fields of analytics, management, finance, consulting, research and teaching, and other departments.

As a new trend, many companies also lined up to hire students for roles in emerging areas such as machine learning, artificial intelligence, data science, and predictive analysis.

As per the IIT Delhi policy, the institute will not disclose any high-value IIT Delhi placement packages offered to the students. According to notification available on the official website of the institute states, “It is felt that undue publicity to packages has the effect of devaluing national placements over international placements as well as core jobs over finance and consulting jobs.”

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In this article, you will find details on:

  • IIT Delhi Placement Highlights 2019
  • IIT Delhi Domain-wise Placement Percentage 2019
  • IIT Delhi Top Recruiters, 2019
  • Facilities for Students in IIT Delhi Placements

IIT Delhi Placement Highlights 2019

  • IIT Delhi broke its 10 years’ placement record by fetching over 1,000 placement offers (including PPOs)
  • The institute witnessed a 15% increase in the number of companies participating for campus recruitments
  • Core departments including electrical, chemical, civil and mechanical bagged over 34% of the total offers
  • IT graduates secured 22% of the total offers rolled out by the recruiters
  • Some of the top recruiters included Wipro, Capgemini, Google, IBM, Deloitte, and KPMG

IIT Delhi Domain-wise Placement Percentage 2019

Along with Information Technology, core technical engineering domains like electrical engineering, chemical engineering, civil engineering, and mechanical engineering also have shown good growth in terms of offers bagged by students from these departments.

IIT Delhi Top Recruiters 2019

Some of the reputed companies that participated in IIT Delhi placements, 2018-19 are:

IIT Delhi Placements: Participating Companies

Capgemini

Microsoft

Uber

Amazon

Flipkart

Zomato

Deloitte

Google

Shell

KPMG

IBM

Dell

Wipro

Infosys

Absolut Data

Ernst & Young

Facilities for Students in IIT Delhi Placements

IT Delhi placement season for students graduating in 2020 commenced in August 2019. The institute offers additional facilities and services in the form of training sessions and workshops to prepare students for the placement season. Some of the facilities conducted for students include:

  • Resume making
  • Communication skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Interviewing skills
  • Problem-solving skills
  • Case workshops
  • Mock placement tests

Apart from the sessions mentioned above, IIT Delhi also organized career conclaves to help students make informed career choices. The conclaves included various panel discussions followed by interactive sessions with speakers.

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IIT Delhi Placement Report 2018

At the end of the first phase of IIT Delhi placements, over 750 students have received job offers from the companies of their choice. With about 900 job offers made in total (including PPOs), this year IIT Delhi has witnessed a 22% rise in the number of selections. Also, about 20% rise has been witnessed in the number of companies participating in campus recruitments.

IIT Delhi Placement Report 2018 - Key details
1. Branch-Wise IIT Delhi Placements (2018)
2. Sector Wise IIT Delhi Placements (2018 and 2017)
3. Participating Companies in IIT Delhi Placements (2018 and 2017)
4. Number of International Offers in IIT Delhi Placements (2018 and 2017)
5. Number of Pre-Placement Offers in IIT Delhi Placements (PPOs) (2018 and 2017)

Branch-Wise IIT Delhi Placements (2018)

According to the official website of IIT Delhi, in 2018 there is a rise in the number of organizations registering to recruit students for core engineering profiles such as electrical engineering, civil engineering, mechanical engineering, and chemical engineering. Also, as the industry gears up for industry 4.0, an exponential increase is expected in the number of organizations looking for hiring candidates in the sectors of data science, artificial intelligence, stochastic modelling, machine learning, and predictive analysis.

Note: As a policy decision, the institute has decided not to disclose high-value IIT Delhi placement packages that students get. The official website of the institute states, “It is felt that undue publicity to packages has the effect of devaluing national placements over international placements as well as core jobs over finance and consulting jobs.”

Sector Wise IIT Delhi Placements (2018 and 2017)

Till December 2018, about 34% of students have been placed in core (technical) profiles and 22% of students have been placed in the Information Technology (IT) sector. In IIT Delhi phase-I placement 2017, the percentage of offers made in core profiles and IT sector were 37% and 22%, respectively. Check complete details on the percentage of offers made in different sectors in IIT Delhi phase-I placements 2018 and 2017 below:

Sector Job Offers in 2018 (Phase-I) Job Offers in 2017 (Phase-I)
Analytics 15% 16%
Consulting 10% 9%
Finance 4% 6%
Information Technology 22% 22%
Core (Technical) 34% 37%
Teaching & Research 1% -
Others 14% 10%

Participating Companies in IIT Delhi Placements (2018 and 2017)

For IIT Delhi phase-I placements 2018, over 350 companies registered on the training and placement portal of the institute offering jobs in about 550 different profiles. Over 150 companies are expected to participate in phase-II of IIT Delhi placements 2018.

For phase-I placements 2017, about 300 companies had registered to participate in campus placements of IIT Delhi. Of the registered companies, a total of 230 companies visited the campus in phase-I and recruited students for over 370 different job profiles.

Some of the reputed companies that participated in IIT Delhi placements 2018 and 2017 are:

IIT Delhi Placements Participating Companies
Uber Amazon
Flipkart Zomato
Deloitte Google
Shell KPMG
IBM Dell
Wipro Infosys
Absolut Data Ernst & Young

Number of International Offers in IIT Delhi Placements (2018 and 2017)

In 2018 phase-I placements, 43 students have bagged international offers from countries like Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, the USA, and the European region. However, out of the selected candidates, 33 have accepted the offers.

In 2017 phase-I placements, about 35 students were selected for opportunities abroad in countries such as Amsterdam, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, and the USA.

Parameter 2018 2017
Number of international offers 43 35

Number of Pre-Placement Offers in IIT Delhi Placements (PPOs) (2018 and 2017)

In 2018 phase-I placements, students received a total of 160 PPOs of which 90 were accepted. On the other hand, during the same time of the previous year (2017), students had bagged 197 PPOs of which 102 were accepted.

Parameter 2018 2017
Number of PPOs bagged by students 160 197
Number of PPOs accepted by students 90 102


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