Indian Institute of Technology, Madras2019 Placement Report
Indian Institute of Technology, Madras: 2019 Placement Report
IIT Madras (IIT M) 2019 placement report: CTC, recruiters, and sector data from the official release.
Numbers
Editorial review
Indian Institute of Technology, Madras's 2019 placement cycle: 971 of 1,276 registered students (including pre-placement offers) accepted offers from 246 companies in IIT Madras's 2018-19 placement season, with B.Tech's top offer reaching Rs 1.33 crore; Information Technology (IT) led sector share at 27%. 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 2018-19 statistics report lists 1,276 registered students, 872 placed through regular offers, and 99 accepted pre-placement offers, for 971 total placed, a 76.1% rate against the registered pool. Against 246 recruiting companies and 1,151 total offers (1,015 regular plus 136 PPO offers made), that is about 4.7 offers per recruiting company. On sector mix, IT led at 27% of offers (234), with Analytics/Consulting/Finance close behind at 23% (204); together the two accounted for half of all placements, with Core Engineering third at 19% (170) and Research & Development fourth at 14% (122). IT and Analytics/Consulting/Finance also drew the most recruiters by headcount, 65 and 61 companies respectively, roughly matching their share of offers. B.Tech's top offer this season reached Rs 1.33 crore, well above every other degree's ceiling, while its median of Rs 13.6 lakh and average of Rs 16.1 lakh describe the more typical outcome for the largest cohort on campus. PPOs made up about 10.2% of total placed. Scope note: sector and salary figures in this report are drawn from IIT Madras's own 2018-19 statistics bulletin and cover offers made through the institute's Placement & Internship Office only.
Key takeaways
Highest CTC rose 38.7%
Highest CTC rose from ₹95.87 LPA in the prior cycle to ₹1.33 Cr PA this year (+38.7%). 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.
Information Technology (IT) led the batch at 27%
Information Technology (IT) accounted for 27% of offers, or 234 offers, the largest sector share in this 2019 report. The next sector, Analytics/Consulting/Finance, sat at 23% (204 offers), so the gap between first and second is 4 percentage points. If your target function sits outside this lead sector, treat the headline placement rate as a campus-wide figure rather than a guarantee for your preferred cohort.
Top two sectors took 50% of offers
Information Technology (IT) and Analytics/Consulting/Finance together made up 50% of offers, a concentrated recruiter mix. Core Engineering was a distant third at 19%. Concentration is not automatically good or bad, but it does mean batch-level averages can mask thinner opportunity in secondary functions.
76.1% of the eligible batch placed
971 of 1276 eligible students accepted offers through the campus process (76.1%), with 305 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.
246 recruiters, led by Microsoft
246 firms participated for 1151 offers, about 4.7 offers per recruiter on average. Microsoft topped the named list, followed by Goldman Sachs, Boston Consulting Group, and Qualcomm. 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.
Sector split
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Top recruiters
Frequently asked questions
Which program does this 2019 report cover?
This page covers All programmes (B.Tech, Dual Degree, M.Tech, M.A, M.Sc, M.S, PhD, MBA), Academic Year 2018-19 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 2018-19 statistics report lists 1,276 registered students, 872 placed through regular offers, and 99 accepted pre-placement offers, for 971 total placed, a 76.1% rate against the registered pool. Against 246 recruiting companies and 1,151 total offers (1,015 regular plus 136 PPO offers made), that is about 4.7 offers per recruiting company. On sector mix, IT led at 27% of offers (234), with Analytics/Consulting/Finance close behind at 23% (204); together the two accounted for half of all placements, with Core Engineering third at 19% (170) and Research & Development fourth at 14% (122). IT and Analytics/Consulting/Finance also drew the most recruiters by headcount, 65 and 61 companies respectively, roughly matching their share of offers. B.Tech’s top offer this season reached Rs 1.33 crore, well above every other degree’s ceiling, while its median of Rs 13.6 lakh and average of Rs 16.1 lakh describe the more typical outcome for the largest cohort on campus. PPOs made up about 10.2% of total placed. Scope note: sector and salary figures in this report are drawn from IIT Madras’s own 2018-19 statistics bulletin and cover offers made through the institute’s Placement & Internship Office only.