Parul University records Gujarat’s largest placement season with 3,500+ offers, 60 LPA at Microsoft, 43 LPA highest package, and 1,300+ offers above 5 LPA.
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- Parul University (NAAC A++, 3.55 CGPA) Records Gujarat's Largest Single-Season Placement Drive: 3,500 Confirmed Offers, 60 LPA at Microsoft, 43 LPA at a Multinational, and 14 International Hotel Placements in New Zealand and Australia
- Placement Highlights
- Major Recruiters
- Multi-Faculty Placement Spread
- The Entrepreneurship Ecosystem: Beyond Placements
- Research and Global Partnerships
- About Parul University
Parul University (NAAC A++, 3.55 CGPA) Records Gujarat's Largest Single-Season Placement Drive: 3,500 Confirmed Offers, 60 LPA at Microsoft, 43 LPA at a Multinational, and 14 International Hotel Placements in New Zealand and Australia
Parul University, Vadodara (NAAC A++ with 3.55 CGPA, the youngest university in India to achieve this accreditation in its first assessment cycle) has recorded 3,500+ confirmed placements in a single placement season. According to the university's Placement Cell, this is the largest single-year placement figure for any institution in Gujarat.
The Placement Day event, held on 29 March and attended by over 1,200 students and their families, also announced early placements from the 2027 batch: Tanish Patel and Suraj have been placed at Microsoft at 60 LPA each.
Placement Highlights
- 3,500+ confirmed placements in a single season (Gujarat record)
- Highest package (current batch): 43 LPA at a multinational company (Soumya Dhakad, B.Tech CSE)
- Highest package (2027 batch, early): 60 LPA each at Microsoft (Tanish Patel and Suraj)
- 23 marquee offers at 20 LPA and above (43 LPA to 23.40 LPA)
- 459 students received two or more offers from different companies; 27 students received four or more
- 1,337 offers above 5 LPA
- Package progression: 22.5 LPA (2023) to 43 LPA (2024) to 60 LPA (2027 early)
- 4 students selected in the LinkedIn national Top 100 through coaching and mentorship
Major Recruiters
Capgemini was the largest confirmed recruiter with 157 offers. Cognizant presented 86 offers, while LTM delivered 79 offers. TCS is expected to confirm more than 200 offers once official HR documentation is received.
Other recruiters include Microsoft (60 LPA), BP, Hexaware, HCLTech, SHNOOR International, DHL, ICICI Lombard, Setco Auto Systems, and international hotel groups across New Zealand and Australia such as Scenic Hotel Group, Rydges Hotels, Millennium Hotels, Best Western, Sudima Hotels, Legacy Hotels, Te Arai Links, Hermitage, Lake View Colonial, and Little India.
Multi-Faculty Placement Spread
The 3,500+ placements span eight or more faculties. Of the 23 marquee placements (20 LPA+), 14 are from the hospitality programme (B.HMCT and D.HMCT) at international hotel groups in New Zealand and Australia with packages ranging from 23.40 to 28.06 LPA.
The season also includes placements in:
- Law (Vaideshree Nakrani, LLB, placed at ICICI Lombard)
- MBA HR (Fairy Bhatia, SAP SuccessFactors certified with IIT Bombay SWAYAM validation, placed at Setco Auto Systems)
- MBA Logistics (Amal Pushp, placed at DHL)
- MSW (Dhruvik Dave, placed at CSRBOX/BharatCares)
- BCA (Dolly Batra, received two offers)
This multi-disciplinary spread across engineering, management, law, hospitality, social work, and computer applications highlights Parul University's placement ecosystem.
The Entrepreneurship Ecosystem: Beyond Placements
Parul University’s vision extends beyond placements to building a business-ready mindset. The university operates PIERC (Parul Innovation and Entrepreneurship Research Centre), which has incubated 230+ startups generating Rs 30 Cr+ in cumulative revenue and creating 1,100+ direct jobs.
Startups from the university have appeared on Shark Tank India, including:
- Rehabveda (Season 5 deal with Namita Thapar)
- Solnce Energy (Rs 1 Cr investment backed by Aman Gupta)
A BA LLB alumnus, Jaydeep Findoria, is currently serving as a Law Clerk at the Supreme Court of India. The Parul International Mediation Competition (PIMC) is judged by sitting Supreme Court and High Court justices. NCC cadets have received the PM’s Baton and serve as officers in the Indian Navy and Indian Air Force.
Research and Global Partnerships
- The university has secured Rs 25 Cr+ in total research funding, including grants from DHR (Government of India), GSBTM, ISRO, CSIR, and the Royal Academy of Engineering (UK).
- Faculty have published in journals such as Pharmaceuticals (IF 4.8) on Alzheimer’s research and have collaborations with IIT Palakkad and IIT Ropar.
- Parul University was the first private university in India to establish a Centre of Excellence with seven New Zealand universities under INSPIRE NZ. It also partners with 120+ institutions globally.
- Vice President Dr. Geetika Madan Patel was invited as a panellist at the Universities Australia Solutions Summit in Canberra, alongside Vice Chancellors of Australian universities.
About Parul University
- Founded by Dr. Parul Patel (PASM Trust, 1989)
- Established on 7 April 2015 under the Gujarat Private Universities Act
- President: Dr. Devanshu Patel
- Vice President: Dr. Geetika Madan Patel
- NAAC A++ with 3.55 CGPA (youngest in India)
- 70,500+ students
- 200+ programmes across 25 disciplines
- 5,500+ international students from 75+ countries
- 4 campuses (Vadodara, Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Goa)
- 250-acre campus
- 3,500+ faculty (200+ from IITs, NITs, IISc)
- 2,200+ recruiting companies
- NIRF Innovation Top 50
- QS World University Rankings 1001–1100 Band (Asia 2026)
- Category 1 University with Grant of Graded Autonomy
- Centre of Excellence notified by the Government of Gujarat
- Brand Ambassador: Mahendra Singh Dhoni
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