93 offers on day one of placements at IIT-M

Companies like Microsoft, Uber, Rubrik, and Indeed made nine offers. ISRO had already done campus interviews and made six offers, thereby taking the total tally, at the end of session one, to 99.

Student placements at IIT-M began at 7 am on Friday. The first session of the placement process, which concluded at 2 pm, saw the participation of 16 companies, covering 24 job profiles.

Companies present on the first day were Apple, Microsoft, The Boston Consulting Group, Texas Instruments, Goldman Sachs, Samsung Research, IBM Research, ITC Ltd, Alvarez and Marsal, Auctus Advisors, Dalberg Advisors, Indeed India Operations, Uber, and Procter and Gamble. First time recruiters Rubrik and Nasdaq also participated in this round. The second slot that started from 4 pm included companies like Airbus Group India, EXL Services, Flipkart, Oracle, Samsung R&D, and Qualcomm.

Manu Santhanam, Advisor, Training and Placement, IIT-M, said, “The placement season has begun on a promising note, with a large number of offers made in the first session on Day 1. We hope this momentum continues into the next session and in the days to come.” More than 1,100 students are registered for placements this year at IIT-M.