IIT Gandhinagar – Indian Institute of Technology Placements

  Gandhinagar   UGC, AICTE   ESTD 2008
  Gandhinagar   UGC, AICTE   ESTD 2008

Placements

Placements at IIT Gandhinagar

This placement season, the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IIT GN), one of the league’s youngest IITs, set a new standard. According to sources, a Germany-based company offered 40 LPA to two BTech students, the highest ever at the institute. The UG programmes collectively had a placement rate of more than 80%, and PG placement increased threefold.

The institute is currently conducting its placement drive for the class of 2022, and there has been a 60% increase in the number of PPOs, a 30% increase in the acceptance rate, and a 55% increase in the number of students placed. The highest CTC offered is around INR 50 LPA.

IIT Gandhinagar Placement Report 2020



Particulars

Stats

Pass out Batch

2020

Students Placed

300+

No. of Companies visited

70

New Recruiters

35

Highest Salary

INR 40 LPA

Average Salary

INR 8.29 LPA

Lowest Salary

INR 4.75 LPA

No. of PPOs

23

Increase in Salary from last year

18%



IITGN students are placed in various companies and government agencies, as well as a few PSUs. Consulting, education, engineering and technology, finance, FMCG, hospitality, IT/software, NGO, pharmaceutical, Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs), Research and Development (R&D), and other industries sent representatives to the campus for recruitment.

2020 IIT Gandhi Nagar Average Salary

The IIT brand and tag help the institute to a certain extent. The 2018-19 placement session was also a huge success, with massive participation from companies from various industries but with similar goals. Clearly, the institute’s statistics are being influenced by India’s growing economy in technical sectors. Growing technical sectors are also attracting the attention of various mega foreign tech companies.

The median salary range for UG and PG courses over the last two years is shown below.



Year UG Median Salary PG Median Salary
2017 – 2018 7.5 Lakh 6.6 Lakh
2018 – 2019 7.75 Lakh 6.6 Lakh


Course-wise IIT Gandhi Nagar Placement 2020

BE/B. Tech, M.Sc, and ME/M.Tech are the most popular courses at IIT Gandhinagar. The institute had a high placement rate. UG programmes saw a placement rate of more than 80%, while PG programmes increased threefold over previous years.



Fields

Undergraduate 

Postgraduate

No. of Students Graduated

120

198

No. of Students Placed

58

82

No. of Students opted Higher Studies

21

38



2020 IIT Gandhi Nagar Job Openings

Consulting, Education, Engineering and Technology, Finance, FMCG, Hospitality, IT/Software, NGO, Pharmaceuticals, Public Sector Undertakings, and Research and Development were among the industries represented. The following are the general placement highlights for the 2018-19 school year:

This is a list of recruiters who have visited the IIT GN campus in order to recruit students.



Adobe

Siemens

L&T

Lanco

Ericsson

Essar

Cognizant

ERA

India Bulls

Tech Mahindra

ICICI Bank

Aurigon

Syntel

Valuefy

Birlasoft

GlobalLogic

LAVA

Zia Semiconductor

Adverb

Cipla

Tata Motors

Compro

Anglo Eastern

FreeScale

TCS

Shahpoorji Palonji

Henkel

NewGen



Internships at IIT Gandhi Nagar in 2020

Throughout their studies, IITGN students have access to a wide range of internship opportunities. Students are encouraged to take part in these internships. Internships typically last 8-12 weeks and are available during the months of May, June, and July. The following are some of the highlights of these internships:



A total no. of students participated

249

No. of Foreign Organizations/Institutes

17

No. of Domestic Organizations/Institutes

28



There are numerous offers from both domestic and international organisations and universities. ISRO, Accenture, BHEL, IBM Research Lab, and IIM Ahmedabad were among those in the domestic sector, while the University of Victoria in Canada, Washington University in the United States, and RWTH Aachen in Germany were among those in the foreign sector.

Yearwise

Year Companies Visited Highest Package Average Package
2021-2022 50 LPA 8.29 LPA