IIT Jodhpur set for another year of Strong Placements in 2021-22
Google, Graviton Trading, Zomato, Paytm, Deloitte, American Express, IBM, Oracle, DE Shaw, Arciesium, Microsoft, Codenation, Media.net, Commvault, Tata Consultancy Services, Adobe, Siemens, ZS Associates, Publicis Sapient, Samsung, Capgemini, Accenture, and, Infosys among the recruiters at IIT Jodhpur
JODHPUR, 2nd November 2021: Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur is set for another year of strong placements. This year, a total of 40 companies have registered for the placement drive till date with more companies expected in Phase Two starting from December 2021. As many as 128 students have already been placed as on date (2nd November 2021) in the first phase of the placement, compared to 135 during the whole 2020-21 Academic Year.
Speaking about the placement strategies, Dr. Anuj Pal Kapoor, Faculty Incharge, Career Development Cell, IIT Jodhpur, said, “The students’ performance in the interview performance, along with the support from the faculty and administration at IIT Jodhpur, is a testament to our grit and gumption, which ensured almost 55% placements during the first phase. The industry-aligned curriculum along with rigor and relevance brought in respective courses across departments at IIT Jodhpur has enabled us to achieve this mark.”
Some of the companies that offered PPOs at IIT Jodhpur during 2020-21 include DE Shaw, Arcesium, Microsoft, Morgan Stanley, Gojek, Amazon, Adobe, Codenation, SMS Data Tech, Diverta, Otsuka, Exawizard,Goldman sachs, and Google.
A total of 4 International offers have been made to the IIT Jodhpur students so far. These offers have been made by SMS Data Tech, Diverta, and Otsuka Holding.
Many companies are coming to IIT Jodhpur for the first time this year. These include Google, Graviton Trading, Zomato, Paytm, Deloitte, American Express, IBM, Infenion, Bukukas, Park Plus, Housing.com, Increff, Tata Electronics, and Tide.
Based on the 128 offers made till date, IIT Jodhpur has witnessed a demand for the Software Developer, Business Analyst, Strategic Cloud Engineer, Trade Execution Analyst, Market Analyst, Decision analyst, System Engineer, Validation Engineer, Design Engineer, Product Engineer, Application Engineer, Analog Design Engineer, and Graduate Engineer Trainee. There has been an increase in the average salary being offered to the B.Tech students as well. As compared to Rs.14.36 LPA during 2020-2021, an average salary of Rs. 24.38 LPA is being offered during this placement drive.
Some Facts and Figures About IIT Jodhpur Placements
● Company that recruited the maximum number of students
2020-21: Microsoft, L&T Infotech, Reliance and Yodlee
2021-22 (as on 2nd November 2021): Microsoft, Deloitte, Infotech, Zomato, Housing.com, ZS Associates, and Paytm
● Total no. of international offers
2020-21: 2
2021-22 (as on 2nd November 2021: 4
● Departments/profiles that have seen major hiring
2020-21: Computer Science – SDE Roles
2021-22 (as on 2nd November 2021): Computer Science – SDE, Analyst and Consultant profile
To make the ongoing placement drive a success for its students IIT Jodhpur has collaborated with the industries to train the students. This include
● Live projects for the students to gain hands-on experience
● Industry interaction series to introduce the students with future opportunities
● Motivating the students to participate in competitions and events hosted by corporates, across platforms
Apart from this, IIT Jodhpur project-based curriculum is aligned with the industry to make the students future-ready.