Indian Institute of Technology, Madras2016 Placement Report
Indian Institute of Technology, Madras: 2016 Placement Report
IIT Madras (IIT M) 2016 placement report: CTC, recruiters, and sector data from the official release.
Numbers
Editorial review
Indian Institute of Technology, Madras's 2016 placement cycle: 779 of 1,206 registered students (including pre-placement offers) accepted offers from 216 companies in IIT Madras's 2015-16 placement season, with Computer Science and Engineering topping the pay table at Rs 84.32 lakh. The longer reading and numbered takeaways below unpack what that means for sector mix, recruiter depth, and how to read average versus median.
IIT Madras's 2015-16 statistics report lists 1,206 registered students, 725 placed through regular offers, and a further 54 accepted pre-placement offers, for 779 total placed, a 64.6% rate against the registered pool. Against 216 recruiting companies and 872 total offers (803 regular offers plus 69 PPO offers made), that works out to roughly 4 offers per recruiting company. Computer Science and Engineering led on pay, Rs 84.32 lakh at the top, and also posted the best branch placement rate among the larger departments at 95.96% of its 120 registrants. Electrical Engineering placed the largest number of students outright, 133 of 183 registered, an 88.08% rate. PPOs made up about 6.9% of the total placed count this season. The recruiter names above are drawn from the per-department company tables in the institute's own report rather than a ranked offer-count list, so they represent companies confirmed to have recruited that season. Scope note: figures cover the 2015-16 placement season as published by the Placement & Internship Office and exclude students who pursued entrepreneurship, higher studies, or off-campus opportunities.
Key takeaways
64.6% of the eligible batch placed
779 of 1206 eligible students accepted offers through the campus process (64.6%), with 427 opting out or taking paths outside the reported pool. High conversion is the headline; the more useful follow-up is whether your preferred sector and role type showed up in the sector split and recruiter list below.
216 recruiters, led by Microsoft
216 firms participated for 872 offers, about 4 offers per recruiter on average. Microsoft topped the named list, followed by Google, Amazon, and Goldman Sachs. Offer concentration among a few brand-name firms is common at top campuses; check whether your target employers actually appear in this list rather than assuming brand gravity alone.
Computer Science and Engineering recorded the season's highest CTC
Computer Science and Engineering recorded the season's highest CTC, Rs 84.32 lakh, on a branch salary floor of Rs 3 lakh.
Top recruiters
Frequently asked questions
Which program does this 2016 report cover?
This page covers All programmes (B.Tech, Dual Degree, M.Tech, M.A, M.Sc, M.S, PhD), Academic Year 2015-16 at Indian Institute of Technology, Madras.
Where do these placement figures come from?
Every number on this page is transcribed from Indian Institute of Technology, Madras's own published materials. Open the source link under the title for the original document.
Notes
IIT Madras’s 2015-16 statistics report lists 1,206 registered students, 725 placed through regular offers, and a further 54 accepted pre-placement offers, for 779 total placed, a 64.6% rate against the registered pool. Against 216 recruiting companies and 872 total offers (803 regular offers plus 69 PPO offers made), that works out to roughly 4 offers per recruiting company. Computer Science and Engineering led on pay, Rs 84.32 lakh at the top, and also posted the best branch placement rate among the larger departments at 95.96% of its 120 registrants. Electrical Engineering placed the largest number of students outright, 133 of 183 registered, an 88.08% rate. PPOs made up about 6.9% of the total placed count this season. The recruiter names above are drawn from the per-department company tables in the institute’s own report rather than a ranked offer-count list, so they represent companies confirmed to have recruited that season. Scope note: figures cover the 2015-16 placement season as published by the Placement & Internship Office and exclude students who pursued entrepreneurship, higher studies, or off-campus opportunities.