IIT Kanpur Alumni Association Unites Deeptech & GCC Leaders to Drive Startup Innovation
IIT Kanpur Alumni Association plans to connect thought leaders from Deeptech and Global Capability Centers to drive forward-thinking discussions on the future of startup innovation.
IIT Kanpur Alumni Association Unites Deeptech & GCC Leaders
IIT Kanpur Updates: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur Alumni Association is set to host the Bharat Intelligence Summit 2025 on April 26, providing a dynamic platform for meaningful engagement across India’s deeptech ecosystem. The summit will bring together emerging startups, multinational corporations, Global Capability Centers (GCCs), academic institutions, and investors to foster collaboration, spark innovation, and accelerate the growth of homegrown technologies.
The initiative aligns with the national vision of Viksit Bharat 2047 and the goals of Atmanirbhar Bharat, with a strong focus on technological self-reliance, innovation-driven entrepreneurship, and the creation of high-value intellectual capital. By fostering collaboration across academia, industry, and the investment ecosystem, the Summit seeks to play a pivotal role in advancing India’s deeptech aspirations.
Bharat Intelligence Summit 2025
The day-long summit will feature a series of high-impact sessions, including policy dialogues, industry panels on frontier technologies, ESG integration, and evolving R&D models. Attendees can explore interactive demos, emerging tech showcases, and academic-industry expositions. Curated networking lounges and startup pitch competitions will foster meaningful engagement between Global Capability Centers (GCCs), startups, and investors. Dedicated zones such as the Sustainability Innovation Pavilion and the AI & Quantum Research Showcase will highlight breakthrough innovations shaping the future.
The Summit will host a distinguished lineup of speakers from leading Global Capability Centers, technology firms, academia, and public institutions. Talking about the event, Prof. Manindra Agrawal, Director of IIT Kanpur, said, “My compliments and best wishes to IIT Kanpur Alumni Association for organising this timely event. Coordinated efforts of academic institutions and GCCs, with their deep knowledge, global footprint, and advanced R&D capabilities, will play a vital role in advancing national priorities in DeepTech."
IIT Kanpur will be represented by its distinguished alumni, faculty, and senior leadership, underscoring the Institute’s unwavering commitment to fostering innovation and empowering deeptech entrepreneurship through alumni-led, impact-driven initiatives.
The institute has not released the placement report incorporating the overall data for the 2024 drive. However, the media reports have disclosed the 2024 placement statistics till Phase I. As per the reports, the average package for the 2024 drive stood at INR 26.27 LPA. The number of international offers was 22 in 2024, which was comparatively lesser than the 2023 phase I placements. The IIT Kanpur placement comparison for the last two years is depicted below:
Particulars |
Placement Statistics (2023) Phase I |
Placement Statistics (2024) Phase I |
|---|---|---|
Highest package |
INR 1.90 crore per annum (domestic) |
N/A |
Total job offers |
1,200 |
989 |
Average package |
N/A |
INR 26.27 LPA |
Students placed |
1,128 |
913 |
International offers |
74 |
22 |
PPOs |
208 |
N/A |
Total recruiters |
250+ |
N/A |
As of now, the institute has released the phase-I placement statistics. A total of 913 students were placed and 989 job offers were distributed among them. Check the complete insights of IIT Kanpur placements 2024 from the table below:
Particulars |
Placement Statistics (2024) Phase I |
|---|---|
Total job offers |
989 |
Average package |
INR 26.27 LPA |
Students placed |
913 |
International offers |
22 |
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For Chemical Engineering, the cutoff has seen a deteriorating trend for the past three years. For more details regarding IIT Kanpur cutoff, check out this link. Additionally, based on the data collated from some unofficial sources, the 2022 average package was the highest for the BTech CSE branch among overall and EEE specialisations. The same can be checked in the below table:
Course
2022 Avg Package
BTech (overall)
INR 33.53 LPA
BTech CSE
INR 42.89 LPA
BTech ECE
INR 29.57 LPA