The Indian Institute of Technology–Patna (IIT-Patna) has recorded its best placement season so far, even as the global job market remains uncertain. The class of 2026 received more than 687 job offers from multinational companies, startups and public- sector undertakings, reports ToI. Salaries also saw a sharp rise, with the median annual package for undergraduate students increasing by nearly 38 per cent, from Rs 13 lakh to Rs 18 lakh. The average salary rose by 17 per cent to Rs 23.17 lakh per year. Pre-placement offers went up by almost 30 per cent, from 94 to 122.
Over 230 recruiters participated, including several first-time companies, showing growing industry confidence in IIT-Patna’s talent pool. The institute has seen steady growth over the past four years in recruiter participation, job offers, compensation, and career diversity. As per a ToI report, top recruiters included Google, Adobe, Amazon, DE Shaw, Samsung, Sprinklr, Reliance Industries, HCL Tech, Mahindra & Mahindra, Tata RNI, and Tata Motors. Core engineering firms and PSUs such as GAIL, Engineers India Limited, HPCL, BPCL, BEL, Tata Advanced Systems, Larsen & Toubro, C-DOT, and C-DAC also hired actively.
Postgraduate programmes also performed strongly, said the report. The MTech programme achieved an overall placement rate of 80.35 per cent, up more than four points from last year, with average salaries rising to Rs 15.06 lakh. Three specialisations—mathematics and computing, VLSI and embedded systems, and materials science and engineering—achieved 100 per cent placements. The MSc programme maintained a perfect record for the second year in a row, with all students from Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics securing jobs.
