Indian Institute of Technology, [IIT] Kharagpur Placement 2024

Harinitha Panneerselvam

Updated on - Jun 7, 2024

IIT Kharagpur placement 2024 has concluded, and there have been significant achievements for UG and PG students. For 2023, the highest package for IIT Kharagpur was 2.6 CPA.

In 2024, more than 700 offers were made for engineering, management, software, and analytics, including PPO offers. International companies made many 1+ CPA offers. For engineering students, the IIT Kharagpur highest package recorded for 2024, so far, is INR 86.5 LPA offered for Computer Science and Engineering. 

61 national and international companies visited the IIT Kharagpur placement drive 2024 with more than 120 diverse profiles. For placements in its management school, Vinod Gupta School of Management or VGSoM, the placement cell of the school organises and invites attendees for placement drives. 

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur invites the best recruiters in the market during the internship and placement drives covering various sectors such as Core Engineering, IT, Finance, Consulting, Automobiles, PSUs, etc. The sheer diversity of recruiters across all domains and the extensive participation of overseas companies are the epitome of IIT Kharagpur's global stature.

Table of Contents

• Placement Highlights
• Placement Achievements
• Course-wise Placements
• Top Recruiters
• Placement Statistics
• International Placements
• Placement Cell
• Internship

IIT Kharagpur Placement Highlights

The IIT Kharagpur placement season created an excellent record for the 2023-24 batch. The key highlights of the IITKGP placement 2024, as shared by students and media, are tabulated below.

IIT Kharagpur Placement Achievements 2024

In the IIT Kharagpur 2024 placement drive, 19 offers were made by international companies. Out of these, 6 offers were made for more than 1 CPA. More details related to the 2024 placement drive are yet to be updated. In 2023, IITKGP had a good placement drive, which resulted in the following achievements. 

• Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur witnessed an increase of 8.05% in the overall placement percentage.
• Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur observed an increase of 20% in the median salary.
• IITKGP students of MHRM achieved 100% placements from 40+ top companies within 2 months of the placement drive.
• IITKGP observed the highest and average package for MHRM students at INR 23 LPA and INR 15.45 LPA, respectively.
• IITKGP placement season received more than 760 offers, including PPOs, on Day 1 of the placement drive.

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IIT Kharagpur Course-wise Placements 2024

The IIT Kharagpur course-wise placement details have not been released by the institute yet. As per the details shared by the media, the highest package offered in B.Tech is 86.5 LPA. 

In 2023, course-wise, IIT Kharagpur's highest package stood at INR 80 LPA for a Dual Degree. The second-highest package was INR 70 LPA in Integrated M.Sc. In IIT Kharagpur placements, the highest package offered to a B.Tech student is INR 64.27 LPA. The IIT Kharagpur course-wise highest salary is mentioned below.

IIT Kharagpur Top Recruiters

The IIT Kharagpur course-wise highest salary 2024 has yet to be released. However, we do have a list of top recruiters during the IITKGP Placement 2024 drive. Below is the list of the top IIT Kharagpur recruiters.

IIT Kharagpur Placement Statistics

As per the IIT Kharagpur salary trend 2023 , the median salary of the placed graduates was INR 18.79 LPA. The graphs below exhibit the placement statistics during IIT Kharagpur placements.

IIT Kharagpur Year-wise Placement Statistics

The graph below shows the year-wise placement statistics for the IIT Kharagpur placement.

IIT Kharagpur Year-wise Salary Statistics

The graph below shows the year-wise salary statistics for the IIT Kharagpur placement.

IIT Kharagpur International Placements

As the reports for IIT Kharagpur 2024 have yet to be released, the countries with the maximum number of offers made have not been disclosed. IIT Kharagpur international placements 2023 witnessed several international companies participating in the drive to offer lucrative employment opportunities to students. The international IIT Kharagpur placement 2023 highlights are tabulated below.

IIT Kharagpur Placement Cell

The placement cell of the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, called the Career Development Centre, focuses on training and grooming students for placements. The Institute organizes a Career Development Programme under which several programs are organized to enhance the students' soft skills, personality, and professional communication skills. The Career Development Center makes sure that the students are placed in cities from various companies to ensure that students will gain international exposure. The centre is also responsible for organizing various workshops, guest lectures, leadership lectures, competitions, and Curriculum Oriented Career Prospects (COCP) in collaboration with several companies. Some of the important activities of the IIT Kharagpur placement cell are:

• Placement training
• Placement and Internship drives
• Seminars and Guest lectures
• Workshops
• Projects with industry collaboration
• Internation placement and internship opportunities

IIT Kharagpur Internship

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur recruitment 2023 includes internships and final placements. The internship and placement trend at IIT Kharagpur has shown that the flexibility in its curriculum makes its students fit into any sector, such as Core Engineering, IT, Finance, Analytics, and Consulting. The statistics of the IIT Kharagpur Summer Internship Drive are tabulated below.