NEW DELHI, DECEMBER 3: The placement session for 2018-19 has started at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Hyderabad with as many as fourteen offers received from three companies during Session 1.1. Students of Electrical, Computer Science and Design departments have got these offers. Four international offers from companies including SMS datatech, Softbank, Mercari, Toyota Research, Toshiba INC. TSMC (Taiwan semiconductors), Works applications and Yokogawa Electric Corporation were also received by the institute. For this first phase, a total of 130 companies have registered.
Phase 1 of recruitment to be held from December 1 to 22
Three sessions commencing from 7 am till 12 midnight are being conducted at IIT Hyderabad. The first phase of campus recruitment for session 2018-19 is being held between December 1 and 22, 2018. As many as 418 students have registered this year for placements across departments.
Companies like Xilinx, Qualcomm, Maruti, ISRO, GE, TCS, Flipkart, Amazon, Samsung, etc. are recruiting from the IIT this year as well.
“We are witnessing an increased participating from Japanese companies. As a result of our collaboration with Japan and their institutes, around 14 companies are visiting this season to hire IIT Hyderabad students,” Professor Amit Acharyya, acting faculty-in-charge of placements, IIT Hyderabad has been quoted as saying to a national daily. He further said, “Placement cell and volunteers are working hard to make this placement season a success for students.”
20 PPOs accepted by students
A total of twenty pre-placement offers (PPOs) have already been accepted by the students. These include offers by companies like Qualcomm, Goldmansachs, Swiggy, Electronic Arts, DeShaw, Amazon, Microsoft, Schlumberger, etc.
About Indian Institute of Hyderabad
Located in Sangareddy district, Telangana, IIT Hyderabad (IITH) is a public engineering and research institution. Engineering aspirants from all over the country dream of securing a seat here because of its academic strength, publications and research. It was founded in 2008 and offers undergraduate, postgraduate and Ph.D. programmes. The institute has been officially recognised as an Institute of National Importance by the government of India.
B.Tech admissions in the institute are done on the basis of candidates’ performance in Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Advanced. For M.Tech admissions, possessing a B.Tech./B.E. degree or equivalent in the respective area along with a Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) score is required. Admission to the M.Sc programmes requires a bachelor degree in Science or equivalent. Possessing a valid Joint Admission Test to M.Sc. (JAM) score is mandatory.
