NIT Durgapur Placements 2023 - Average Package, Highest Package, Top Companies

National Institute of Technology Durgapur begins the placement process at the beginning of the final year, usually in May. Before beginning the process, NIT Durgapur sends an invitation to all the previous recruiters in May. With the invitation, a form is also provided to find out about the company profile and other relevant information (CPI form). Once that form is received, the CPI form is displayed on the notice board at NIT Durgapur. The placements at NIT Durgapur involve the companies visiting the campus on a specific day, making pre-placement talks, conducting tests and interviews of the candidates and choosing the best candidates. The students of NIT Durgapur are expected to follow the placement policy of the institute as per the placement portal. The kind of companies which offer placements can be classified as

• Software/IT industries
• Core engineering industries
• Consultancy firms
• Management firms
• Manufacturing industries
• R&D laboratories
• Academic institutes
•  PSUs

Some of the topmost companies that came for recruitment to the NIT Durgapur campus are IBM, TCS, Directi, Amazon, Microsoft, Cognizant, Vedanta, Wipro etc.

National Institute of Technology Durgapur Placements 2022

The top recruiters visiting the NIT, Durgapur for campus placements include- LandT Infotech, Reliance JIO, Billdesk, Goldman Sachs, Commvault, Tata Power, Infosys, Wipro, MindTree, Samsung, Siemens, JSW, etc.
 

The students have acquired the highest packages of about Rs 44 LPA. The average package a student gets after completing a course from this Institute is Rs 13 LPA. This package is very high compared to the packages offered to students studying at the institutes in Durgapur.

The NIT Durgapur Training and Placement cell of this college drives that the firms that visit for recruitment purposes are provided with the best candidates for their profiles and also the ambitions of the candidates are fulfilled through the final placement drives. Students are provided with group sessions that help them with their career choices, and also help them to enhance their interview skills. This can help the students to achieve their short-term and long-term career goals in the future.

The average package acquired during the campus placement drives by students is approximately between Rs 13-14 Lakhs. The highest package received at NIT, Durgapur is around Rs 44 LPA. This amount has fluctuated by a minimal amount for some years and the trend has always been upwards only.

In 2019, the highest package was Rs 12 Lakhs and the average package was Rs 7 Lakhs. In 2020, students got the highest package for Rs 15.9 Lakhs and the average package was Rs 8 Lakhs. According to the last placement record, in 2021, students got the highest package of Rs 20 Lakhs whereas the average package has been for about Rs 10 Lakhs.

Around 90% of the students get placed every year via the campus placement drives conducted by the Institute. This percentage is in the top segment when compared to other Institutes in Durgapur. Every year, this percentage of students getting places has remained steady, and it has helped the Institute to attain a lot of national and international attention from huge firms.

National Institute of Technology Durgapur has set a benchmark record by providing engineering students with placements in reputed MNCs like Samsung, JSW, Mphasis, NOKIA, LandT, TCS, WIPRO, Infosys, Goldman Sachs, Reliance, etc.

The placement cell organises the placement drive every year, and during times of pandemic, students were given the facility to appear for an online placement drive, which was helpful to both students and recruiters to be able to interact without taking any risks. Placement drive for any course at NIT Durgapur begins from the third semester itself and students are chosen on the basis of merit in the previous examination and their overall thinking and practical skills; recruiters hire them for their companies.

National Institute of Technology Durgapur provides ample opportunity to the students to complete internships from different organisations, and that helps the students to gain practical knowledge of every subject and enhance their innovative skills as well. These internship programmes are offered by some of the top companies in the world, and they have certified programmes that look great on the CV of the student.

The internship programmes are very helpful and insightful for both, the companies and the students alike. The main reason for this exchange is that the students are able to gain company-related knowledge and get an insight into real-life projects that help them to choose the suitable path for their future career in which they are fully invested as well. Through this process, the companies can select their future employees from the lot in real-time on the basis of their performances.

Some students also get pre-placed via the summer internships in the companies for which they have completed the projects. Also, students procure the final offer letter after completing the final exams, and it is compulsory for the students to clear all the subjects in accordance with the criteria set by the Company and institution then only their final placements are completed.