IIT Jodhpur MTech Placement 2021-22: 90% increase in highest salary

NEW DELHI: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Jodhpur successfully completed MTech placements 2022 with over 200 companies recruiting students. This year, the MTech placements increased by around 158% whereas the highest package offered this year has seen an increase of about 90% compared to the last year.

The Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) branches saw robust placements this year.

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In IIT Jodhpur MTech placements 2022, several core companies took part such as Google, Mahindra & Mahindra, Samsung, L&T, Arcelor Mittal, Nippon Steel, and ICICI Bank recruited IIT Jodhpur students across various specializations. In addition, a few new recruiters also came this year including American Express, Deloitte, Sutherland, Royal Enfield, Maruti Suzuki, Gartner, Pickrr, Udaan, Tata Elxsi, Eeki Foods, and Lightstorm, etc.

Some of the roles offered by various organizations were Business Analyst, R&D Engineer, System Engineer, Management Trainee, Software Developer, PGET, GTE, SDE’s, etc.

Career development programmes

IIT Jodhpur has designed a curated capability programme to prepare students for the campus placement process. Throughout the year, the Career Development Cell (CDC) at IIT Jodhpur organizes career development workshops, mock interviews, leadership talks, soft skill training and personality development activities. This year, CDC is working on developing capability-building programmes for all students

Highlighting the factors behind the successful PG placement 2021-22, Professor Santanu Chaudhury, Director, IIT Jodhpur, said, “IT Jodhpur continues its endeavour to develop programs and course pedagogy, providing both academic rigor and industry relevance. It has over a period of time become one of the preferred choices for recruiters owing to interdisciplinary and its industry aligned courses. We have been successful in placing 97% of our BTech, 75% of our MTech students and 100% of our MBA students, during the current placement season.”

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Speaking about the placement process, Anuj Pal Kapoor, Faculty in Charge, Career Development Cell, IIT Jodhpur, said, “We have witnessed a promising start post COVID-19 with regards to campus placements. The curriculum at IIT Jodhpur and the students' performance are a testament to our grit and gumption during perhaps one of the testing times. The MTech placements have been very promising, with a myriad of industry recruiting from IIT Jodhpur across roles. We hope to record even more promising placements next year.”