Placements at IIT Kanpur 2026

IIT Kanpur consistently ranks among the top IITs for placement quality, particularly in CSE and Electrical Engineering. The 2024 batch saw the highest international offer above USD 200,000 and highest domestic offer around ₹1.5 crore, with average packages around ₹24-26 LPA across branches. CSE, EE and AI-ML branches command the highest medians (₹32-42 LPA), with branch-wise highs above ₹1 crore from product companies and quant funds. Mechanical, Aerospace, Chemical, Civil, Materials, Industrial and Manufacturing branches see medians in the ₹13-19 LPA range. Top recruiters include Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan, Apple, Meta, NVIDIA, Adobe, Walmart Global Tech, Salesforce, Oracle, Flipkart, Cisco, Intel, Texas Instruments, Qualcomm, and quant funds Tower Research, Optiver, AQR, Citadel, Jane Street and Two Sigma. Core engineering hiring is led by ISRO, DRDO, BARC, Bharat Electronics, Tata Group, Reliance, L&T and several PSUs. The IITK Students Placement Office runs structured placement preparation; CSE summer-internship-to-PPO conversion at FAANG-tier companies is high.

Placements & Career Outcomes — IIT Kanpur