Bhubaneswar: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bhubaneswar is seeing a surge in placements during the ongoing campus recruitment process. Despite the gloomy scenario in the job markets and the recession hitting the global economy, the placements at the institute are showing promising trends with around 200 offers received within the first 10 days. The placement process commenced at IIT Bhubaneswar from 1st of December like the first-generation IITs.
In the first 10 days of the placements, the Institute saw several software, IT and consulting, analytics companies participating and hiring in good numbers. This year, organisations like BPCL, HPCL, Reliance Industries Limited, Oracle Corporation, Microsoft, Google, Accenture Japan, Salesforce, Jaguar Land Rover, Zomato, Analog Devices, Tata Capital, Tata Steel, Mathworks, Tiger Analytics, GE Healthcare and Jindal Stainless Limited are participating in the placements drive So far, the Institute has received the highest offer of Rs 64 lakh per annum.
Besides offers in the domestic market, IIT Bhubaneswar has so far bagged 4 international offers. Students of the Computer Science department have got maximum offers. Arun Kumar Pradhan, HODCareer Development Cell of IIT Bhubaneswar said, “Placements at IIT Bhubaneswar are quite encouraging and gaining momentum. Our students are getting offers in diverse sectors. I am glad to note that many companies including the core industries and PSUs are also hiring students from IIT Bhubaneswar.”