IIT Placements 2025-26 Day 1: Major highlights, top companies, highest CTC offered
Day 1 of IIT Placements 2025-26 saw a massive recruiter rush, with top firms like NVIDIA, Amazon, Google, and Flipkart offering high‑value roles and many students opting for the final drive over PPOs.
IIT Placements 2025-26 Day 1: First day of the 2025‑26 IIT placement season felt like a storm of recruiters. Big names such as NVIDIA, Amazon, Zomato (Eternal), Google, and Flipkart offered high‑value roles, and many students skipped pre‑placement offers (PPOs) to chase the final drive. At IIT Roorkee, the opening slot) closed at 1 PM with 436 offers, eight international and 428 domestic, giving the campus a strong start. Roorkee highlighted collaborations with firms in AI, data analytics, semiconductors, sustainability, and core engineering, showing it’s shaping a placement ecosystem that matches industry trends.
Excitement isn’t confined to Roorkee; legacy IITs, Delhi, Bombay, Madras, Kanpur, Kharagpur, and BHU are seeing a similar rush, with recruiters from core engineering, finance, and startups flooding in. Sources at IIT Madras said more companies, core and startups, are participating.
Major Highlights of IIT Placements 2025-26 Day 1
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The table below depicts the major highlights of Day 1 Slot 1 of IIT Placements 2025-26.
Particulars | Highlights |
Total offers recorded at IIT Roorkee (Day 1, Slot 1) | 436 |
International offers (IIT Roorkee) | 8 |
Domestic offers (IIT Roorkee) | 428 |
Top recruiters (partial list) | Amazon, American Express, NVIDIA, Qualcomm, DE Shaw, Databricks, Eternal (Zomato), Flipkart, Google, Da Vinci Derivatives, NKSecurities Research, Rubrik, Squarepoint Capital |
Highest CTC (IIT Roorkee) |
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Salary range across legacy IITs | Rs 90 Lakh to Rs 3 Cr |
Students opting for final placements vs PPOs | More students declined PPOs despite a 10–20% rise in such offers |
IIT BHU participation |
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Other IITs showing similar trend | IIT Delhi, IIT Bombay, IIT Madras, IIT Kanpur, IIT Kharagpur, and IIT-BHU (all reporting strong recruiter interest and higher salary brackets) |
Salary packages have jumped, ranging from about Rs 90 lakh to Rs 3 crore, reflecting demand for tech talent. Many students are turning down PPOs despite a 10‑20 % rise, because final placements promise higher CTCs. At IIT‑BHU, 1,701 students are gearing up for the drive after receiving 280 PPOs, betting on better offers. Overall, Day 1 painted a picture of demand, diverse recruiter portfolios, and confident students ready to negotiate the best start to their careers.
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