IIT Gandhinagar Placement Details

Sushmita Sundas

Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, one of the youngest IITs, is offering some of the best placements for students. Since its inception in 2008, various reputed companies have been visiting Gandhinagar IIT on a regular basis. IIT Gandhinagar has a placement cell that looks after all the placement activities. Along with placement opportunities, the students are also provided with internship summer and winter internship opportunities. IIT Gandhinagar highest package during 2020 placements in INR 40 LPA. Students can refer to the official website at the end of the academic year for the latest placement data like the IIT Gandhinagar CSE average package.

Table of Contents

• Placement Highlights
• Placement Cell
• Internship
• Top Recruiters
• Placement Statistics
• Frequently Asked Questions

IIT Gandhinagar Placements Highlights

During 2020 placements, a Germany-based company offered INR 40 LPA to two students of IIT Gandhinagar, which is the highest package in the history of the institute. Around 80% of the students in UG courses have been placed. IIT Gandhinagar average package 2020 increased by 18% (INR 8.29 LPA) compared to the previous year. Placement highlights of the IIT Gandhinagar recruitment drive 2020 are as follows:

IIT Gandhinagar Placement Cell

The placement cell of IIT Gandhinagar is called Career Development Services (CDS). The main aim of the CDS is to discover the true potential of students and to guide them to pursue their dreams including higher studies, entrepreneurship, and competitive exams. Career Development Services conduct career counselling, screening tests, group discussion, personality development, etc. sessions to help students. The placement office at IIT Gandhinagar conducts internship drives along with placement drives. Some of the important activities of the IIT Gandhinagar placement cell are:

• Placement training
• Internship and Placement drives
• Industrial visits
• Career counselling sessions
• Workshops and projects
• Seminars and Guest lectures

IIT Gandhinagar Internship

At IIT Gandhinagar there are summer and winter internships that are offered to the students throughout the span of their course. Students are eligible for Domestic and International category internships. The domestic internships are usually for a duration of 8-12 weeks. Some of the highlights of IIT Gandhinagar internships are as follows:

IIT Gandhinagar Top Recruiters

Companies from diverse sectors like Consulting, Engineering & Technology, Education, Finance, IT/ software, NGOs, Research and Development (R&D), etc. participate in the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar placements. Following are the top companies that offer IIT Gandhinagar jobs:

IIT Gandhinagar Placement Statistics

Companies participating in the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar recruitment offer the best packages in the industry. The salary packages offered to both UG and PG students increased considerably compared to the previous year. The key statistics of IIT Gandhinagar placements are as follows:

IIT Gandhinagar Course-wise Placement

Around 20% of the graduated students opt for higher studies in reputed institutes. The table below shows the statistics of the course-wise number of students placed.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

• Is IIT Gandhinagar good for placement?

Ans. Yes. IIT Gandhinagar has been offering some of the best placements since its inception.

• What is the average package of IIT Gandhinagar?

Ans. During 2020 placements, IIT Gandhinagar average package is INR 8.96 LPA.

• How are IIT Gandhinagar M.Tech mechanical placements?

Ans. In 2017, the M.Tech mechanical placement batch constituted 19 students out of which 13 were recruited. One of them was hired at ISRO as a Jr. Scientist.

• Which sectors witnessed the highest placements in IIT Gandhinagar?

Ans. Students got placed in various sectors like Consulting, Education, Engineering & Technology, Finance, FMCG, Hospitality, IT/Software, NGO, Pharmaceutical, Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs), and Research and Development (R&D).

• How are IIT Gandhinagar MTech placements?

Ans. The average salary proposed to IIT-G students was INT 7.2 LPA and the minimum salary was INR 6 LPA in 2017.