Placements at IIT Kharagpur 2026

IIT Kharagpur — the oldest IIT and India's largest engineering campus — posts strong placement outcomes across its broad range of departments. The 2024 batch saw the highest international offer above USD 200,000 and the highest domestic offer around ₹1.5 crore, with average packages around ₹22-26 LPA across branches. CSE, AI-ML, EE and Mathematics & Computing branches command the highest medians (₹30-42 LPA), with branch-wise highs above ₹1 crore from product companies and quant funds. Mechanical, Aerospace, Chemical, Civil, Mining, Architecture, Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering 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 hiring is led by ISRO, DRDO, BARC, Bharat Electronics, Tata Steel, Tata Motors, Reliance, L&T, Indian Oil, Coal India and several PSUs. IIT-KGP also has strong consulting and BFSI hiring through McKinsey, BCG, Bain, Deloitte, EY and KPMG.

Placements & Career Outcomes — IIT Kharagpur