IITs Ban Over 20 Companies from Phase 1 Placements 2025-26

IITs have barred over 20 companies from the 2025–26 Phase-1 placements after they rescinded job offers last year. The decision aims to protect candidates and ensure accountability among recruiters during campus hiring.

The Indian Institutes of Technology, popularly known as IITs have collectively banned more than 20 companies from participating in the Phase 1 placement drive for the 2025–26 academic year. The decision follows several firms rescinding job offers in droves to last year's graduating class, leaving a large number of final-year students without employment at the last minute. The move is part of the IIT's effort to ensure that recruiters maintain transparency and commitment during campus hiring.

These withdrawals were done within months after the students had accepted the offers, some companies withdrawing even as late as June, July. By now, the placement season was over, and the students did not have another chance for additional interviews. The sudden revocation caused turmoil and uncertainty among many affected candidates, prompting IITs to implement stringent measures to prevent such incidents.

The AIPC (All-IIT Placement Committee), which governs recruitment policy across all IITs, intervened and took the decision to impose the ban on companies that exhibited fickle hiring patterns. This includes companies that withdrew offers for no good reason, as well as those that kept delaying the onboarding process indefinitely. The panel also feels that the students' interests are best served by holding the recruiters accountable, especially with the “one-student, one-job” rule, which limits the students once they have taken an offer.

The restriction is only applicable for Phase 1 of the placement season, the most significant round of high-quality recruiters and top-paying roles are usually a part of this. Blacklisted firms are barred from interviewing and recruiting students at this stage, and some campuses are expected to impose a ban further depending on the severity of the issue. The system-wide decision sends a clear message that IITs are in professional commitment and ethical modality for all the organisations that take part in recruitment.

For the students, this ban is going to lessen the number of companies in the initial phase to a small extent, but the long-term advantage for them would be more, as they are also seeing temporary limitations. Having a vetting process that ensures the legitimacy of the employers protects students from risk down the road and encourages hiring practices that companies should be proud of. It also boosts the credibility of the IIT placements as a whole by bringing more trust and integrity into the system.

Implications for Students & Campus Placements 2025-26

The IITs of 20+ companies will affect the students and the entire placement ecosystem in multiple ways.

Due to the ban,

Students may also notice a minor dip in the number of recruiters present in Phase 1.
“Competition for top roles may evolve as a result of fewer companies.”
This will not only enable more established, stable, but also high-quality companies to come, but also promising startups
Students are more secure against sudden offer withdrawal and onboarding delays.
The ruling will encourage companies to engage in ethical hiring.
Placement committees could impose stricter regulations for the next hiring season.
It is also anticipated that, in the long run, trust between IITs and companies will be consolidated.

The AIPC will provide additional guidance in the next few months to help prevent a repeat of the chaos. The IITs also plan to monitor the offer withdrawals more strictly and may name and shame companies that regularly breach the rules. Under this sturdier architecture, the entire placement machinery will be much more resilient, transparent, and with students at its core.

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