What if you could earn ₹5.5 crore per year straight out of college? That’s the kind of offer some students from IITs are getting during the 2024-25 placement season. It’s not just a dream—it’s reality for a few top performers, especially those in Computer Science and related fields.
Every year, students across India prepare for the JEE Advanced with the hope of getting into an IIT. One major reason is the amazing placement opportunities. Global companies visit these campuses to hire talent and offer impressive salary packages. These offers include both domestic and international roles, with some salaries crossing the ₹1 crore mark.
This article breaks down the highest packages offered at IITs this year. You will learn which IITs got the top offers, which branches received the best salaries, and what roles paid the most. If you’re aiming for an IIT, this is what you need to know.
What Is The Highest Package of IIT?
In the 2024-25 placement season, the highest salary offer is ₹5.5 Crore Per Annum (CPA). This package was offered by Jane Street, a global trading firm. The role was for a Quantitative Trader. The student who got this offer is from IIT Kanpur.
This offer includes salary, bonuses, and other benefits. It is an international package. It is the highest-ever offer across all IITs in this year’s placement cycle.
Highest Domestic and International Packages Across IITs (2024-2025)
Placements at IITs in the 2024-2025 season have once again shown why these institutes are considered among the best in India. From software giants to international trading firms, top recruiters have offered both domestic and international roles with impressive packages. Here’s a detailed look at how each IIT performed this year.
IIT | Highest Domestic Package | Highest International Package | Top Recruiters |
IIT Bombay | ₹1.68 CPA | ₹3.67 CPA | Jane Street, Microsoft, Google, McKinsey |
IIT Kharagpur | ₹2.6 CPA | Not disclosed | Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Flipkart |
IIT Delhi | ₹1 CPA | Offers from Japan, USA, UK | Microsoft, Bajaj Auto, Goldman Sachs, Ola Electric |
IIT Madras | ₹1.31 CPA (2023-24) | Not disclosed | Adobe, EY, Amazon, Texas Instruments |
IIT Kanpur | ₹5.5 CPA | 21 international offers | Jane Street, Oracle, NVIDIA, Qualcomm |
IIT Guwahati | ₹1.1 CPA | ₹2.4 CPA | Google, Microsoft, HPCL, Texas Instruments |
IIT Roorkee | Expected ₹3 CPA | Expected ₹3 CPA | Based on past recruiters |
IIT Bombay
IIT Bombay saw a strong placement season with several top companies visiting the campus. The highest domestic package offered was ₹1.68 crore per annum, while the highest international package reached ₹3.67 crore per annum.
The average salary stood at ₹23.5 LPA, which marked a 7.7% increase from the previous year. However, the lowest salary package saw a drop and was around ₹4 LPA. Around 364 companies participated in the drive, offering 1475 jobs in total.
Top recruiters included Amazon, Microsoft, Google, McKinsey, JP Morgan, Citibank, and Goldman Sachs. Sectors like engineering, finance, and technology dominated the offers. International offers came mainly from the USA, Japan, and UAE. IIT Bombay continues to be one of the most sought-after IITs for placements.
IIT Kharagpur
IIT Kharagpur received one of the highest offers this year with a package of ₹2.6 crore per annum, mostly for roles in Computer Science and Engineering.
The average salary among the top 50% of students was ₹18.1 LPA, while the top 25% had an average of ₹21.25 LPA. The median salary across all branches was ₹13.5 LPA, showing balanced performance across departments.
Over 250 companies visited the campus. Some of the big names included Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Flipkart, and Wipro. CSE, ECE, and Electrical branches had very high placement rates, with about 90% of students getting placed early. Over 1100 students across undergraduate and postgraduate programs received offers.
IIT Delhi
IIT Delhi also had a successful placement season. The highest domestic package offered was ₹1 crore per annum, while over 50 international offers came from countries like Japan, USA, Singapore, and the UK.
The average salary was around ₹36.9 LPA. So far, about 1050 job offers have been reported. Some of the top recruiters were Bajaj Auto, Texas Instruments, Microsoft, Goldman Sachs, and Ola Electric.
Apart from placements, internships at IIT Delhi are strong too. This year, 100% of students received internship opportunities. The highest stipend was ₹4.04 lakh per month, which is quite impressive.
IIT Madras
At IIT Madras, Phase 1 of the placements is already completed with strong results. Around 50% of students have been placed so far. A total of 1091 offers have been made with 256 companies participating. The average salary offered is ₹22 LPA, and the median is ₹19.6 LPA.
Top recruiters include JP Morgan Chase, Texas Instruments, Adobe, Amazon, and EY India. The highest salary offered last year was ₹1.31 crore per annum, and this year is expected to be similar.
In terms of branch-wise offers, MTech students in Mechanical Engineering received offers as high as ₹49.7 LPA. Computer Science students got offers up to ₹54.21 LPA, with a median salary of ₹30.36 LPA.
IIT Kanpur
IIT Kanpur saw the highest package of the season across all IITs. Jane Street, a global trading firm, offered ₹5.5 crore per annum for a Quantitative Trader role.
In the initial phase, around 891 jobs were offered, including PPOs, and 818 students were placed. There were 21 international offers.
The average salary for BTech students was ₹26.27 LPA. Computer Science students received average packages of ₹42.89 LPA, while ECE students got around ₹29.57 LPA. Some of the key recruiters were Flipkart, Oracle, NVIDIA, Rubrik, Qualcomm, Airbus, and Texas Instruments.
This year showed a very high return for top-performing students, especially in CSE.
IIT Guwahati
IIT Guwahati placements also saw a good rise this year. Around 818 students were placed, and 891 jobs were offered, including PPOs. The institute received 21 international job offers.
The highest international salary offered was ₹2.4 crore per annum, while the highest domestic package was around ₹1.1 crore per annum. Notably, 11 students received packages over ₹1 crore, showing significant improvement compared to the previous year.
A total of 262 companies participated and offered roles across 422 different profiles. Major recruiters included Google, Microsoft, Qualcomm, Bajaj, Piramal, HPCL, and Texas Instruments.
IIT Roorkee
While official data for IIT Roorkee placements 2024-25 is still awaited, early estimates suggest a strong performance. Based on previous trends and initial reports, the highest package is expected to be between ₹1.5 crore to ₹3 crore per annum.
Average salaries are usually between ₹20 LPA to ₹25 LPA. Median salaries tend to fall just below that range, typically around ₹15 LPA to ₹20 LPA.
Students from core branches, software roles, and data-related fields generally get the best offers. Once IIT Roorkee releases the final data, we can confirm whether these estimates hold true.
Year-Wise Breakdown of Placements at IITs
IIT Placements Data 2024 Graduating Batch
Name of the IIT | Highest Annual Package | IIT Average Annual Package | Top Recruiters |
IIT Kharagpur | INR 2.68 CPA | INR 22.13 LPA | Apple Capital One Airbus EXL Services Microsoft Square Point Rubrik |
IIT Bombay | INR 1.68-3.67 CPA | INR 60-80 LPA | Samsung Qualcomm American Express Honda Japan McKinsey & Company Boston Consulting Group |
IIT Delhi | INR 1.5 CPA (Tentative) | INR 60-70 LPA (Tentative) | Microsoft Texas Instruments Goldman Sachs |
IIT Kanpur | INR 1.9 CPA | INR 45 LPA | Texas Instruments Qualcomm Microsoft Goldman Sachs Deutsche Bank Navi |
IIT Guwahati | INR 1.20-2.40 CPA | INR 25.75 LPA | Microsoft HPCL Bajaj Navi Qualcomm Texas Instruments Piramal |
IIT Roorkee | INR 2.05 CPA | INR 18.24-22.85 LPA | Databricks Microsoft JP Morgan |
IIT Madras | INR 1.31 CPA | INR 19 LPA | Amazon EY India Bajaj Auto Limited Reliance Texas Instruments TCS JP Morgan Chase and Co Procter and Gamble Adobe Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories |
IIT Tirupati | INR 46 LPA | – | Microsoft TCS Amazon HCL Synopsys Cognizant Paytm ICICI Bank IBM Goldman Sachs |
IIT Ropar | INR 55 LPA | INR 22.49 LPA | Goldman Sachs Infosys Amazon |
IIT Goa | INR 60 LPA | INR 17.19 LPA | Accenture Japan Willings Linkstaff |
IIT Dharwad | INR 40 LPA | INR 18.53 LPA | Cred Paytm Air Asia LG Jio IBM MakeMyTrip |
IIT Indore | INR 68 LPA | INR 25.45 LPA | Microsoft Zomato Amazon Capgemini Qualcomm |
IIT Varanasi (BHU) | INR 1.68 CPA | INR 31 LPA | Airbnb India Uber Microsoft Accenture Piramal |
IIT Gandhinagar | – | INR 19.34 LPA | Accenture Amazon Amul Cognizant Byju’s Deloitte Adobe |
IIT Bhubaneshwar | INR 55.75 LPA | INR 17.68 LPA | Google Microsoft Amazon Goldman Sachs Flipkart |
IIT Jodhpur | INR 53 LPA | INR 21.30 LPA | TATA 1mg Samsung Oracle Flipkart Publicis Sapient Mercedes Benz Adobe |
IIT Hyderabad | INR 63.78 LPA | INR 20.07 LPA | Google Microsoft Amazon Goldman Sachs Flipkart Adobe |
IIT Jammu | INR 53 LPA | INR 17.6 LPA | Accenture Amazon HCL Tech Mahindra HDFC Bank |
IIT Mandi | INR 60 LPA | INR 25.23 LPA | Flipkart TATA 1mg Microsoft Uber Amazon Walmart |
IIT Patna | INR 82.05 LPA | INR 23.90 LPA | Accenture Japan Rakuten Japan Denso Corporation Amazon Adobe |
IIT Palakkad | INR 46.16 LPA | INR 13.93 LPA | Accenture Arista Networks HCL ICICI Bank |
IIT Bhilai | INR 48.64 LPA | INR 19.93 LPA | Amazon Cognizant Jio OYO MAQ Software LTI Bosch Deloitte |
IIT Dhanbad | INR 83 LPA | INR 17.01 LPA | Axis Bank Oracle American Express Samsung HCL Flipkart IBM |
IIT Placements Data 2023 Graduating Batch
Name of the IIT | Highest Package Offered | Average Salary Offered | Top Recruiters |
IIT Bhubaneswar | 44.10 LPA | M.Tech: 10.34 LPAB.Tech: 18.95 LPA | Google Amazon Byjus Gojek Unacademy Mathworks Goldman Sachs GE India Flipkart Adobe Toppr Vedanta |
IIT Bhilai | 27.43 LPA | 14 LPA | Deloitte Consulting Cognizant Fiitjee Limited ICICI Bank Wiley Virtusa Air Asia Paytm |
IIT Bombay | 3.67 CPA | 23.26 | Honeywell Gulfstream Sony Samsung Uber Microsoft Mahindra Tata Steel Reliance Industries Limited Loreal Paris |
IIT Dhanbad | 56 LPA | 17.86 LPA | Amazon Microsoft Intel Deloitte |
IIT Dharwad | 35 LPA | – | Intel Amazon Capegemini Oracle Traveloka IndiaMart Infosys IBM Virtusa Wipro |
IIT Goa | 1.12 CPA | M.Tech: 12.4 LPAB.Tech: 23.4 LPA | Microsoft Amazon Intel Goldman Sachs |
IIT Hyderabad | 51.03 LPA | 27.11 LPA | JP Morgan Flipkart Microsoft |
IIT Guwahati | 1.1 CPA | 41 LPA | Microsoft Texas Instrument |
IIT Kanpur | 1.9 CPA | – | SAP Labs Texas Instruments |
IIT Kharagpur | 2.68 LPA | – | Apple Airbus |
IIT Placements Data 2021 Graduating Batch
Name of IIT | Highest Package Offered | Average Salary Offered | Top Recruiters |
IIT Bhubaneswar | Rs. 56 LPA | Rs. 16.27 LPA | Jaguar LandRover Goldman Sachs Amazon Honeywell Adobe Qualcomm |
IIT Bhilai | Rs. 31.9 LPA | – | – |
IIT Bombay | – | Rs. 20.8 LPA | – |
IIT Delhi | – | – | – |
IIT Dhanbad | Rs. 90 LPA | Rs. 10 LPA | – |
IIT Dharwad | Rs. 25 LPA | Rs. 11 LPA | Capgemini TCS Infosys |
IIT Gandhinagar | – | – | – |
IIT Goa | Rs. 43 LPA | Rs. 11.6 LPA | Bocsh KPMG Texas Instruments |
IIT Guwahati | Rs. 70 LPA | Rs. 23.42 LPA | – |
IIT Hyderabad | Rs. 60 LPA | Rs. 15.41 LPA | Microsoft Accenture Japan |
IIT Indore | Rs. 65 LPA | Rs. 22.92 LPA | Amazon Accenture Infosys |
IIT Jammu | Rs. 40 LPA | Rs. 12.2 LPA | Chegg India Optum Arista Networks |
IIT Kanpur | Rs. 1.47 Crore Per Annum (International)Rs. 82 LPA (Domestic) | – | Microsoft Infosys |
IIT Kharagpur | – | Rs. 19 LPA | Microsoft Master Card Goldman Sachs Honeywell |
IIT Madras | Rs. 70 LPA | Rs. 20.58 LPA | Microsoft Goldman Sachs |
IIT Mandi | – | – | – |
IIT Palakkad | Rs. 31.5 LPA | Rs. 11.42 LPA | TCS Arista Network Honeywell |
IIT Patna | Rs. 54.57 LPA | Rs. 16.7 LPA | Goldman Sachs Adobe |
IIT Roorkee | – | – | – |
IIT Ropar | Rs. 17.45 LPA | Rs. 14.56 LPA | Amazon Microsoft Samsung Engineering |
IIT Tirupati | Rs. 40 LPA | Rs. 11 LPA | – |
IIT Varanasi (BHU) | – | Rs. 11.50 LPA | – |
IIT Placements Data 2020 Graduating Batch
Name of IIT | Highest Package Offered | Average Salary Offered | Top Recruiters |
IIT Bhubaneswar | Rs. 43.43 LPA | Rs. 15.8 LPA | Goldman Sachs GE India Maruti Suzuki Mahindra & Mahindra Infosys |
IIT Bhilai | Rs. 20 LPA | Rs. 11 LPA | Deloitte Bosch Samsung |
IIT Bombay | Rs. 1.16 Crore Per Ammum | Rs. 16.06 LPA | Microsoft Samsung |
IIT Delhi | Rs. 1 Crore Per Annum | Rs. 16 LPA | Microsoft Intel Oracle Goldman Sachs |
IIT Dhanbad | Rs. 90 LPA (Approximate) | Rs. 14 LPA | – |
IIT Dharwad | Rs. 35-40 LPA | Rs. 9 LPA | Honda India Microsoft Research |
IIT Gandhinagar | Rs. 17.23 LPA (Domestic)Rs. 40 LPA (International) | Rs. 8.96 LPA | Goldman Sachs HPCL IOCL ITC |
IIT Goa | Rs. 30 LPA | Rs. 18 LPA | Microsoft Amazon |
IIT Guwahati | Rs. 1.15 Crore Per Annum | – | Microsoft Goldman Sachs |
IIT Hyderabad | Rs. 60.41 LPA | Rs. 22.07 LPA | Infosys Oracle Amazon Accenture |
IIT Indore | Rs. 47 LPA | Rs. 18.87 LPA | Microsoft HCL Maruti Suzuki |
IIT Jammu | – | – | Amazon Arista Networks |
IIT Jodhpur | Rs. 43 LPA | Rs. 14.33 LPA | Goldman Sachs Amazon Microsoft Morgan Stanley |
IIT Kanpur | Rs. 62.68 LPA (Domestic)Rs. 1.54 Crore Per Annum (International) | – | Google Microsoft |
IIT Kharagpur | – | Rs. 8 LPA | Microsoft Tata Steel L & T 28 offers from 5 Japanese Companies |
IIT Madras | Rs. 1.33 Crore Per Annum | Rs. 16.1 LPA | Infosys Tata Wipro Cognizant |
IIT Mandi | – | Rs. 14 LPA | Microsoft Amazon L & T |
IIT Palakkad | Rs. 21.34 LPA | Rs. 9.93 LPA | Arista Networks TCS L & T Honeywell |
IIT Patna | Rs. 59 LPA | Rs. 14.76 LPA | Accenture Goldman Sachs Infosys |
IIT Roorkee | Rs. 1.54 Crore Per Ammum (International)Rs. 69.5 LPA (Domestic) | Rs. 16 LPA | Microsoft JP Morgan |
IIT Ropar | – | Rs. 15.85 LPA | – |
IIT Tirupati | Rs. 43.4 LPA | Rs. 11 LPA | TCS Bosch L & T |
IIT Varanasi (BHU) | Rs. 1.04 Core Per Ammum | Rs. 8.19 LPA | – |
IIT Placements Data 2019 Graduating Batch
Name of the IIT | Highest Package Offered | Average Salary Offered | Top Recruiters |
IIT Bombay | Rs. 1.5 Crore Per Annum | Rs.. 18 (Lakh Per Annum) | Microsoft Goldman Sachs Qualcomm Tata Steel Uber Morgan Stanley Rubrik |
IIT Madras | Rs. 95.87 LPA | Rs. 12 – 20 LPA | Dell Intel Microsoft Samsung Research Institute Tivo Barclays Oyo Axis Bank Flipkart |
IIT Kharagpur | Rs. 1 Crore Per Annum | Rs. 13.3 LPA | Intel Quantiphi PWC Tata Steel Goldman Sachs SAP Labs Qualcomm |
IIT Kanpur | Rs. 1.42 Crore Per Annum | Rs. 15.8 LPA | – |
IIT Delhi | Rs. 1.4 Crore Per Annum | – | Microsoft EXL Bangalore Samsung Research Goldman Sachs Intel |
IIT Indore | 6 millionmilliion Yen (International)36.5 lakh (Domestic) | Rs. 16.6 LPA | Bharat Seats Intel L & T DE Shaw MAQ Software Cognizant Amazon L & T Infotech |
IIT Goa | – | – | – |
IIT Guwahati | Rs. 44 lakh (Domestic)Rs. 1.5 crore (International) | Rs. 15.57 LPA | Cognizant Tata Motors L & T Reliance Ameican Express Adobe Amazon Samsung Microsoft |
IIT Roorkee | Rs. 1.5 crore (International)RS. 47 lakh (Domestic) | Rs. 20 LPA | Microsoft Uber ONGC ITC ISRO Schlumberger Goldman Sachs Tower Research |
IIT Hyderabad | Rs. 40 LPA | Rs. 11.5 LPA | Qualcomm Goldman Sachs Oracle DE Shaw Yahoo Japan Maruti Suzuki Schlumberger Vedanta L & T Renault Nissan TCS |
IIT Patna | Rs. 49.80 LPA | Rs. 11.47 LPA | Samsung Capgemini L & T ECC DESIS Microsoft Mahindra & Mahindra ISRO Infosys Adobe Amazon India |
IIT Jammu | – | – | – |
IIT Ropar | – | Rs. 11.7 LPA | Tata Motors Amazon Reliance Jio Goldman Sachs Samsung ISRO Saavan Mahindra & Mahindra |
IIT (BHU) Varanasi | Rs. 1.38 Crore Per Annum | Rs. 8.19 LPA | Intel Mindtickle Tower Research Uber Oracle Microsoft Goldman Sachs |
IIT Gandhinagar | – | Rs. 16.3 LPA | Bharat Petroleum Cognizant Ericsson ITC Ltd Tata Motors TCS Virtusa |
IIT Jodhpur | Rs. 32.5 LPA | Rs. 11 LPA | Tata Motors TVS Volvo Eicher Mahindra Morgan Stanley Amazon DE Shaw Goldman Sachs Microsoft |
IIT Tirupati | – | – | – |
IIT Dhanbad | Rs. 41.89 LPA | Rs. 11 LPA | Accenture Tata Motors PWC DE Shaw Berger Paints Avanti Learning Vedanta Capgemini BPCL Byju’s Learning Crisil Coal India |
IIT Bhubaneswar | Rs. 39 LPA | Rs. 11.15 LPA | Adobe TCS R & D Infosys Oracle Samsung R & D Renault Nissan Goldman Sachs ISRO |
IIT Dharwad | – | – | – |
IIT Palakkad | – | – | – |
IIT Bhilai | – | – | – |
IIT Mandi | – | Rs. 27 LPA | Goldman Sachs Oyorooms Wipro Siemens DE Shaw Leptonmaps Kisanhub Placnetworks Paly Simple |
Conclusion
IITs continue to offer some of the highest placement packages in India. The top offer in the 2024-25 season is ₹5.5 crore per annum, given by Jane Street to a student from IIT Kanpur. Other IITs like Bombay, Delhi, Kharagpur, and Madras also received impressive offers from global and domestic companies.
Most of these high-paying roles go to students from Computer Science, Electrical, and Mathematics-related branches. Companies prefer students who are strong in coding, problem-solving, and communication. Roles like software development, data science, and quantitative trading offer the best salaries.
If you are preparing for JEE Advanced, knowing about these placements can help you set your goals. Focus on building skills early, do internships, and stay updated with industry trends. Getting into an IIT is just the first step. With the right efforts, you could be the next student receiving a crore-plus package.