IIT Bhubaneswar placement 2021: 55% of BTech students get top placements in 3 days

NEW DELHI: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bhubaneswar placements 2021 have shown a record rising trend. More than 55% BTech students were placed in the first 3 days. Of which, 85% of them are of CSE, BTech.

IIT Bhubaneswar said, “Amidst doubts expressed all around about the effect of placements for undergraduates during placement season 2021-22. This is the first time that such a large number of undergraduates got offers in just 3 days of the opening season.”

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Some of the blue-chip companies ranging from Amazon, Goldman Sachs, Flipkart, Paytm, Google, Microsoft, Oracle, Tata Steel, Unacademy, Samsung RI, Mathworks, Silicon Lab, Analog Devices, DE Shaw, GE, Ring central, Future First have taken part in the placement drive.

Majority of the recruiters are IT and start-ups indicating a growing trend in niche sectors also, the institute said.

There is a 50% increase of median salary to Rs 24 LPA from Rs 16 LPA of last year.

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RV Raja Kumar, Director IIT Bhubaneswar said, “Better placements over the last year indicates an optimistic placement scenario despite fears about the new variant of virus omicron surfacing and posing to affect the business economy throughout the globe.”

Speaking about offline classes, he said, “Currently more than 80% of our students are on the campus and the Institute is running its classes in physical mode for all the students present in the campus and on virtual mode for those who are currently away and are expected to arrive in the campus shortly.”