IIT Madras Placements 2019 & 2018 - Check Top Recruiters & Sector Wise statistics
IIT Madras placements have shown high growth in the last two years. Check out the complete IIT Madras placement report of 2019, 2018 and 2017 from below.
IIT Madras Placements 2019 - Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras has been ranked as the top public engineering institute in India by NIRF MHRD since last years (2016-2019). A total of 1300 students had registered for IIT Madras placements 2019. The total of 1015 job profiles was offered. Including accepted PPOs, 844 students have been successfully placed. The departments of Computer Science Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Engineering Design the institute have achieved approximately 80% placements. During the same time in 2017, a total of 766 students was placed.
Candidates were offered jobs at Consulting, Analytics, Finance, Education & FMCG. A few of the top companies that visited the campus include Citibank, McKinsey & Company, ZS Associates, Tata Consultancy Services, Flipkart, Gulf Oil Lubricants India Ltd etc.
IIT Madras Placement Report 2018
Over 490 job profiles were on offer by a total of 326 companies registered for phase-I campus placements at IIT Madras. Out of the registered companies, a total of 195 companies visited IIT Madras campus for recruitments.
Including accepted PPOs, a total of 844 students has been successfully placed at the end of IIT Madras phase-I placements 2018. With this, the institute has achieved about 63% placements. However, in the departments of Computer Science Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Engineering Design the institute has achieved approximately 80% placements. During the same time of the last year (2017), a total of 766 students was placed by 195 companies.
Institute of Technology or IIT, Madras, witnessed the highest ever number of job offers made in its history in the 1st phase of the placement process
- 63% placement recorded
- Students registered for placements for 2018: 1276
- No. of Students placed 2018: 739
- PPOs Accepted: 95
- No. of Companies visited IIT Madras for 2018: 246
Major international recruiters in IIT Madras placements 2018 includes Microsoft, Uber (US), Micron Tech (Singapore) & Rubrik Inc (US)
IIT Madras students have received offers from over 13 international companies. Some of the major international recruiters in IIT Madras placements 2018 include:
- Microsoft
- Uber (US)
- Rubrik Inc (US)
- Micron Tech (Singapore)
- IIT Madras Placements Course- Wise 2018-2019
- IIT Madras Sector-Wise Percentage Of Placements
- IIT Madras Sector-Wise Percentage Of Placements
- IIT Madras Placement Report 2017
IIT Madras Placements Course- Wise 2018-2019
| Course Name |
Percentage (%) |
|---|---|
| BTech |
85.38 |
| BTech+MTech |
85.52 |
| MTech |
66.10 |
| MA |
81.82 |
| MSc |
41.67 |
| MS |
73.55 |
| PhD |
28.57 |
IIT Madras Sector-Wise Percentage Of Placements
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In first phase of IIT Madras placements 2018, the highest number of job offers have been made in the core/ R&D sector (346 offers) followed by the IT sector with 290 offers. Check complete sector-wise statistics for IIT Madras phase-I placements 2018 below:
| Sector |
Number of Offers |
% Breakup |
| Analytics/ Finance/ Consulting |
248 |
28% |
| Core/ R&D |
346 |
39% |
| Information Technology (IT) |
290 |
32% |
| Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) |
4 |
|
| Total |
888 |
100% |
Top Recruiters in IIT Madras Placements 2018 (Phase-I)
In 2018, Micron Technology and Intel Technology emerged as top recruiters with 26 offers made to IIT Madras students each. Other top recruiters in IIT Madras phase-I placements 2018 include:
| Company |
Number of Offers |
| Micron Technology, Inc |
26 |
| Intel Technology India Pvt Ltd |
26 |
| Microsoft |
22 |
| Citibank |
22 |
| Qualcomm |
21 |
| EY |
18 |
| L&T Construction |
18 |
| EXL Analytics |
17 |
| Flipkart |
16 |
| GE |
14 |
| Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd |
14 |
| American Express |
13 |
| CSS Corp |
13 |
| Eaton Technologies Private Limited |
13 |
| Indus Insights & Analytical Services Pvt Ltd |
12 |
| JP Morgan Services India Pvt Ltd |
11 |
| Oravel Stays Private Limited |
10 |
| HCL Technologies |
10 |
| RIVIGO Services Pvt Ltd |
10 |
| ANI Technologies |
10 |
| Capgemini Technology Services India Pvt Ltd |
10 |
In 2017, 224 companies had participated in IIT Madras placements making a total of 854 offers. Out of the total job offers, 739 were accepted by students. Total number of PPO offers that were made in 2017 was 117. Out of this, total 95 PPOs were accepted by IIT Madras students. Including PPOs, total number of IIT Madras students placed in 2017 stood at 834.
In 2017, IIT Madras students had also received international offers from 19 companies. Also, the year had seen participation from 38 startup companies which made over 100 offers to students.
Given below is range of salaries offered in different branches of engineering during IIT Madras placements 2017:
| Branch |
Range of Salary Offered (in Rs) |
| 4.8 lakh to 20 lakh per annum |
|
| Applied Mechanics |
4.8 lakh to 212 lakh per annum |
| Bio Technology |
6 lakh to 48.75 lakh per annum |
| 4.4 lakh to 18.95 lakh per annum |
|
| 4.8 lakh to 32 lakh per annum |
|
| Computer Science & Engineering |
7 lakh to 95.87 lakh per annum |
| Electrical Engineering |
5.38 lakh to 39.02 lakh per annum |
| Engineering Design |
6 lakh to 16.8 lakh per annum |
| Mathematics |
3.6 lakh to 12 lakh per annum |
| 4.8 lakh to 26.04 lakh per annum |
|
| 4.8 lakh to 17.2 lakh per annum |
|
| Ocean Engineering |
4.4 lakh to 48.75 lakh per annum |
| Physics |
3.6 lakh to 20 lakh per annum |
In 2017, a total of 328 BTech students had registered for IIT Madras placements out of which 213 were successfully placed. However, the highest number of placements were seen for BTech+MTech (dual degree) students. In 2017, total 252 dual degree students were placed against 340 registered students. The number of MTech students who had registered for IIT Madras placements 2017 was 250. And, the total number of MTech students placed was 177.
| Course |
Number of Students Registered |
Number of Students Placed |
| BTech |
328 |
213 |
| BTech+MTech (Dual Degree) |
340 |
252 |
| MTech |
250 |
177 |
Given in the tables below are branch-wise IIT Madras placement statistics for BTech, dual degree and MTech courses:
| Branch |
Number of Students Registered |
Number of Students Placed |
| Aerospace Engineering |
22 |
8 |
| Applied Mechanics |
0 |
0 |
| Bio Technology |
0 |
0 |
| Civil Engineering |
37 |
23 |
| Chemical Engineering |
52 |
31 |
| Computer Science & Engineering |
24 |
18 |
| Electrical Engineering |
48 |
37 |
| Engineering Design |
0 |
0 |
| Mathematics |
0 |
0 |
| Mechanical Engineering |
68 |
45 |
| Metallurgical & Metal Engineering |
26 |
18 |
| Ocean Engineering |
29 |
19 |
| Physics |
22 |
14 |
| Total |
328 |
213 |
| Branch |
Number of Students Registered |
Number of Students Placed |
| Aerospace Engineering |
20 |
14 |
| Applied Mechanics |
0 |
0 |
| Bio Technology |
41 |
27 |
| Civil Engineering |
36 |
25 |
| Chemical Engineering |
13 |
11 |
| Computer Science & Engineering |
24 |
21 |
| Electrical Engineering |
55 |
42 |
| Engineering Design |
46 |
37 |
| Mathematics |
0 |
0 |
| Mechanical Engineering |
71 |
57 |
| Metallurgical & Metal Engineering |
15 |
5 |
| Ocean Engineering |
17 |
11 |
| Physics |
2 |
2 |
| Total |
340 |
252 |
| Branch |
Number of Students Registered |
Number of Students Placed |
| Aerospace Engineering |
10 |
6 |
| Applied Mechanics |
8 |
5 |
| Bio Technology |
8 |
5 |
| Civil Engineering |
25 |
13 |
| Chemical Engineering |
28 |
12 |
| Computer Science & Engineering |
40 |
37 |
| Electrical Engineering |
33 |
28 |
| Engineering Design |
0 |
0 |
| Mathematics |
6 |
5 |
| Mechanical Engineering |
47 |
42 |
| Metallurgical & Metal Engineering |
16 |
6 |
| Ocean Engineering |
25 |
18 |
| Physics |
4 |
0 |
| Total |
250 |
177 |
Overall trends in sector-wise placements at IIT Madras remained the same as previous years with highest number of offers made in core sector. Checkout the percentage of offers made in different sectors below:
| Sector |
% Breakup |
| Analytics/ Finance/ Consulting |
28% |
| Core/ R&D |
45% |
| Information Technology (IT) |
22% |
Top Recruiters in IIT Madras Placements 2017
In 2017, Citi, Intel, EXL Services, Flipkart and HCL technologies emerged as top five recruiters in IIT Madras placements. Check out the number of offers made by each recruiter below:
| Company |
Number of Offers in 2017 |
| Citi |
25 |
| Intel India Technology Pvt Ltd |
20 |
| EXL Services |
19 |
| Flipkart |
18 |
| HCL Technologies |
17 |
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