Students at the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
(IIT-B), are looking forward to having a great placement season this year with
137 pre-placement offers (PPOs) already in the institute’s kitty. The number
has seen a good increase as compared to 2016 wherein the institute had got 119
offers.
The IT or Software sector
has attracted the most number of offers like the last few year with 37 offers
followed by core engineering and technology companies with 32 offers. This is
followed by the Finance Sector from which the institute has got 29 offers so
far. Tom Mathews, professor in Charge of Placements, at the institute, said
overall pre-placement scene at the institute is better as compared to that of
last year. “We are getting more offers this year and are hoping to get a good
number of companies during the placement season” added Mathews.
So far, seven Fast Moving
Consumers Goods (FMCG) firms have come up with PPOs at the institute. When
asked about startups and Public Sector Undertakings, Mathews said many
companies from both these sectors have shown interest but refused to share any
further details. Mathews also confirmed that some offshore companies have shown
interest this year. A member of the institute placement committee said that
after the ban on startups was lifted, a good number of startups have shown
interest in participating this year.
Source: DNA-25th November,2017
