Greater than half of graduating college students from the Indian Institute of Know-how Delhi (IIT Delhi) secured job provides by on-campus recruitment programmes, whereas round 10 per cent have been self-employed or ventured into entrepreneurship, and 1.7 per cent joined startups, an official exit survey performed by the institute acknowledged Friday. Of the overall graduates, 1,411 college students (53.1 per cent) secured job provides through placements.
The survey, which analysed information from 2,656 college students who graduated in August this 12 months, highlighted that greater training remained a compelling choice for a lot of IIT graduates with as many as 359 college students (13.5 per cent) pursuing additional research. Amongst them, 47 PhD college students (1.8 per cent) are awaiting post-doctoral analysis alternatives or school positions. In the meantime, 321 college students (12.1 per cent) are dedicating themselves to getting ready for aggressive exams such because the civil companies and engineering companies examinations.
College students availing on-campus placement in 2023-24 had elevated by about 25 per cent from 2022-23, which features a six-fold improve within the variety of PhD students. The overall variety of graduates in 2023-24 is greater than the earlier 12 months by near 10 per cent, and the variety of PhD graduates by 30 per cent.
The survey additionally revealed that 134 college students (5 per cent) have been nonetheless trying to find appropriate profession alternatives.
“Our college students are eager to discover a number of and various profession alternatives comparable to startups, entrepreneurship, greater research, post-doctoral analysis, civil companies, and lots of extra,” the assertion issued on Friday learn.
IITs began their annual campus placement interviews from December 1.
