Indian Institute of Technology, Madras2017 Placement Report
Indian Institute of Technology, Madras: 2017 Placement Report
IIT Madras (IIT M) 2017 placement report: CTC, recruiters, and sector data from the official release.
Numbers
Editorial review
Indian Institute of Technology, Madras's 2017 placement cycle: 825 of 1,316 registered students (including pre-placement offers) accepted offers from 226 companies in IIT Madras's 2016-17 placement season, with Computer Science and Engineering's top offer reaching Rs 1.13 crore. 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 2016-17 statistics report lists 1,316 registered students, 769 placed through regular offers, and 56 accepted pre-placement offers, for 825 total placed, a 62.7% rate against the registered pool. Against 226 recruiting companies and 935 total offers (862 regular plus 73 PPO offers made), that is a little over 4 offers per recruiting company. Computer Science and Engineering's top offer reached Rs 1.13 crore this season, while its median of Rs 18.28 lakh was also the highest branch median reported that year, well clear of departments like Applied Mechanics (median Rs 8.5 lakh) or Chemistry (Rs 6.6 lakh). Electrical Engineering placed the most students in absolute terms, 123 of 182 registered, while Computer Science and Engineering posted the strongest placement rate among large departments at 89.91%. PPOs made up about 6.8% of total placed this season. The recruiter names above are drawn from the per-department company tables in the source document rather than a ranked offer-count list. Scope note: figures cover the 2016-17 placement season as published by the Placement & Internship Office and exclude students who pursued entrepreneurship, higher studies, or off-campus opportunities.
Key takeaways
Highest CTC rose 34%
Highest CTC rose from ₹84.32 LPA in the prior cycle to ₹1.13 Cr PA this year (+34%). That is a material move for Indian Institute of Technology, Madras aspirants reading this report as a signal of typical outcomes, especially for median, which is less skewed by a handful of outlier offers than average or highest CTC.
62.7% of the eligible batch placed
825 of 1316 eligible students accepted offers through the campus process (62.7%), with 491 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.
226 recruiters, led by Microsoft
226 firms participated for 935 offers, about 4.1 offers per recruiter on average. Microsoft topped the named list, followed by Amazon, Goldman Sachs, and McKinsey & Company. 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.
Top recruiters
Frequently asked questions
Which program does this 2017 report cover?
This page covers All programmes (B.Tech, Dual Degree, M.Tech, M.A, M.Sc, M.S, PhD), Academic Year 2016-17 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 2016-17 statistics report lists 1,316 registered students, 769 placed through regular offers, and 56 accepted pre-placement offers, for 825 total placed, a 62.7% rate against the registered pool. Against 226 recruiting companies and 935 total offers (862 regular plus 73 PPO offers made), that is a little over 4 offers per recruiting company. Computer Science and Engineering’s top offer reached Rs 1.13 crore this season, while its median of Rs 18.28 lakh was also the highest branch median reported that year, well clear of departments like Applied Mechanics (median Rs 8.5 lakh) or Chemistry (Rs 6.6 lakh). Electrical Engineering placed the most students in absolute terms, 123 of 182 registered, while Computer Science and Engineering posted the strongest placement rate among large departments at 89.91%. PPOs made up about 6.8% of total placed this season. The recruiter names above are drawn from the per-department company tables in the source document rather than a ranked offer-count list. Scope note: figures cover the 2016-17 placement season as published by the Placement & Internship Office and exclude students who pursued entrepreneurship, higher studies, or off-campus opportunities.