IIT Kanpur Placements: CSE records 97% placement, but this non-tech department achieves 100%
The placement data includes 200 pre-placement offers (PPOs) and 29 international offers, while a significant number of graduating students also chose higher studies and entrepreneurship over campus recruitment. Also Read | IIT Kanpur launches Bachelor of Cybersecurity programmeThe institute, in its annual report issued late last year, stated that more than 455 recruiters participated across the two phases of the placement drive, offering opportunities across sectors such as technology, consulting, finance, manufacturing, research and core engineering. The placement season began with Phase 1 in December 2024, during which 75 companies offered 115 job profiles on Day 1 alone, resulting in 595 offers, including PPOs, of which 533 were accepted by students. Read | IIT Kanpur hires teen cybersecurity researcher who exposed CBSE OSM flaws For undergraduate programmes, placement outcomes remained particularly strong. IIT Kanpur reported that 799 out of 937 registered students from BTech, BS, Double Major, and Dual Degree programmes secured placements, translating to an overall placement rate of approximately 85 per cent. Among postgraduate programmes, including MTech, MS (Research), MSc, MBA, MDes, and PhD, 426 of 593 registered students were placed, corresponding to a placement rate of around 72 per cent. At the department level, Humanities and Social Sciences recorded a 100 per cent placement rate, the highest among all departments. Among major engineering disciplines, Computer Science and Engineering led with a placement rate of 97 per cent, followed by Electrical Engineering at 92 per cent, Chemical Engineering at 87 per cent, and Mechanical Engineering at 82 per cent. Several interdisciplinary and science programmes also reported strong outcomes. IIT Kanpur department-wise placement rates (2024-25)
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