IIT-Madras has registered an increase in the pre-placement offers despite the ongoing health-crisis due to the coronavirus pandemic. The institute registered an increase from 170 offers last year to 182 offers in 2020. The first phase of placements to start from tomorrow.
17 companies participated virtually and made 140 Internship offers in the first day of the internship drive.
The internship programme was credited for the increase in the pre-placement offers, by the institute. A release states, -“The internship drive was conducted completely online this year, for the first time in the history of the Institute, to overcome the logistical restrictions due to the pandemic.”
Professor CS Shankar Ram, Advisor (Training and Placement), IIT Madras, said, “The sustained increase in the number of PPOs this year is a clear reflection of the academic quality of IIT Madras and its students. I am optimistic that we would be able to carry forward this momentum and our students would obtain the best possible job offers in Phase-1 placements.”
Professor NV Ravi Kumar, Advisor (Internships), IIT Madras, said, “We have been observing a direct correlation between internships and Pre-Placement Offers ever since the internship office was created. Internships provide an excellent opportunity for students to understand the working culture and expectations of the companies that they work for and for the companies to realize the potential of our students during that short period. When interests and expectations of interns and companies match, it culminates in Pre-Placements offers.”
Texas Instruments, Microsoft, Qualcomm, Goldman Sachs, American Express – are companies that have offered the highest number of pre-placements offers.
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