According to a faculty member, around 98 per cent of the aspirants were recruited by 130 companies in the campus placement conducted in 2007-08. “This time, we have invited 180 companies, of which 110 have turned up and the possibilities are that 20 more will come for campus recruitment in the third and fourth week of March,” he added.

In the last three years, there has been a constant increase in the salary package. This time, the salary structure is identical to that of 2007-08.

The salary package being offered to IIT-K students is a decent one, said Lohani. “Our average this year has been between Rs 6 lakh and 6.5 lakh, which is similar to what was offered to our students last year,” he said. He did not fail to mention that among all this, there was one IIT-K student who was successful in securing an annual package of Rs 22 lakh.