IIT Kharagpur Placements 2017: More than 300 students get jobs within two days
Author yuvamind
NEW DELHI: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur has started campus selection to students in which more than 300 students have got the job in the field of technology within two days.
American multinational technology company Apple Inc. made its debut on the Kharagpur campus on December 1, Friday and opted five students for its Bengaluru office. The placement session also saw the presence of other multinational companies like HSBC, American Express, IBM Research, JP Morgan, Schlumberger, Airbus, Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse and Microsoft.
Besides it, Apple Inc.,UK-based Halma plc, a group of technology companies that makes products for hazard detection, Dubai-based Dunia Finance and Mercari Japan Ltd, which specializes in dealing with industrial machinery, were also among the first-time visitors, an IIT-KGP statement said today.
On the first day of IIT Kharagpur placements, a total of 188 students got jobs, 22 of which were overseas postings.
Several companies like Flipkart, HSBC, American Express, IBM Research, JP Morgan, Schlumberger, Airbus, Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse, Microsoft, ITC and UBER had taken part on the first day of the recruitment season with 29 companies visiting the campus.
According to report, 147 students were placed on second day with 8 students bagged overseas postings.
On the second day, LG Korea, Konica Minolta, Ola, Deloitte, Walmart, Adobe and Bajaj made offers to the students.