Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology - [KIIT], Bhubaneswar - associated department

Placements at KIIT have always been great and like every year, this year too it witnessed placement offers by some of the best companies. 

Around 400  prestigious companies offered 5000+ job offers for a batch size of 3500 eligible B.Tech students of 2022 batch KIIT. It seems the institute is again set to achieve 100% placements. Here are a few highlights from KIIT Placements 2022

• 400 recruiters visited the campus 
• Out of total recruiters, 75 were first-time visitors
• In all 5000+ offers were made out of which 3200+ offers were single
• The top 1500 students were placed in their dream companies  with Average CTC of 8.10 LPA 
• 42 Companies offered CTC of 10.00 LPA and above
• 150+ Companies offered CTC of 5.00 LPA or more
• Highest CTC of 52.00 LPA by YugaByte Software (P) Ltd.
• Average CTC of 6.05 LPA approximately (30% Higher than previous year)
• Highradius was the top recruiter and thus offered 850 PPOs till date followed by Cognizant with 717 jobs

The ‘Day Zero’ dream campus drives at KIIT witnessed the placement of top 1500 students by MNCs wherein the average CTC stood at 8.10 LPA. Around 42 Companies offered CTC of Rs. 10.00 lakh or more and Yugabyte offered the highest CTC of Rs.52.00 LPA.

While ‘Day-One’ campus recruitment drive witnessed 2000 job offers from four companies namely, Accenture, Cognizant, Capgemini, and  Wipro. Additionally, many companies visited the KIIT campus more than one time like Accenture, Ericsson, Escorts, Infosys, Cognizant, Wipro, Capgemini, etc.

Campus placements are good for CS and IT students at KIIT. The university offers good facilities and faculty. It provides ample exposure to the students so that they can develop and enhance their personalities. The university authorities are very strict about academics. They give a lot of importance to lecture attendance and grades of the students. 

This makes KIIT a good choice for sincere students. Plus, KIIT is better ranked than most other colleges in its close vicinity. Some of the top recruiters of KIIT University are Accenture, Adani Wilmar, Amazon, HCL Technologies, Capgemini, KPMG, etc.

I will be explaining the entire placement scenario in detail under three headings: KIIT Recruitment process, KIIT placement assistance, and KIIT Placement statistics. 

KIIT Recruitment process

• Step 1: The visiting companies present their job profiles along with fixed eligibility criteria generally comprising 10th, 12th, and undergrad scores. Some companies may prefer students with programming skills
• Step 2: KIIT Students choose their field of interest from the plethora of available options and analyze their eligibility for the same.
• Step 3: The shortlisted students appear for the written round of the test that includes – aptitude, English, verbal & reasoning, and programming for IT companies.
• Step 4: Once they have cleared the above rounds, students have to sit for the GDs and interview rounds depending on what company they are appearing for.

KIIT Placement Statistics

On average, the placement percentage of most engineering streams at KIIT is 95% and above. The unplaced 5% comprises the most academically weak students. 

KIIT is the best choice in terms of placement & ROI for a degree program.

The data indicates that KIIT offers best deals in placement with 100% opportunity. Top companies like Amazon, Accenture, Cognizant, Capgemini, Wipro, Infosys, Escorts, etc. visit the campus for placement opportunities. Yuvraj Mehta (VP & Group Head, Reliance Infrastructure Ltd.), Ayaskant Mohanty (Managing Director, Tatwa Technologies Ltd.), Pradipta Panigrahi (Director, Gayatri Solar Pvt. Ltd.) and many more notable personalities are alumni of this prestigious organization.

Choosing KIIT University for placement will be a wise decision. The exceptional courses, expert faculty, and modern facilities ensure to provide an excellent education.