IIT Bombay Provides Clarification on Report of 36% Unplaced Students, Reveals Only 6.1% Seeking Jobs

Content Curator | Updated On - Apr 7, 2024

IIT Bombay 2024 placements are ongoing. IIT Bombay released an exit survey report for session 2022-23, revealing a gross of 36% unplaced students, out of which only 6.1% are seeking placements.

IIT Bombay Provides Clarification on Report of 36% Unplaced Students

New Delhi: IIT Bombay’s placement report specifies that there 36% of students have not been placed in the ongoing placement session. To clarify the report, IIT Bombay has conducted an exit survey of placement statistics from graduating students of the academic session 2022-23.

As per the report, out of the 36% of students, 6.1% are active job seekers. Out of 64% placed students, 57.1% secured jobs through the placement process of IIT Bombay. 8.3% of students chose public services, and 12.2% continued with higher studies. Additionally, 10.3% of students attained off-campus placement and 1.6% decided to opt for start-ups.

IIT Bombay Placement 2022-23 Statistics Per Exit Survey

Particulars	Details
Placement Conducting Body	Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
Academic Year	2022-23
Percentage of Students Placed	57.1%
Percentage of Students who opted for higher studies	12.2%
Percentage of Students who got off-campus placement	10.3%
Percentage of Students who opted for public services	8.3%
Students who have not yet decided	4.3%
Students who chose to start their start-ups	1.6%
Students not yet placed	6.1%

IIT Bombay Placement Report 2024

The 2024 placement process at IIT Bombay is ongoing and will extend until May 2024. This year, the percentage of unplaced students has increased, with 35.8% remaining without job offers, a rise of 2.8 percentage points from the previous year.

According to a report, out of 2,209 registered students, 1,485 had secured employment, leaving 32.8% unplaced. Additionally, a substantial portion of the 380 companies participating in the placement drive were domestic, which is contrary to the typical trend of more international firms.

Lately there has been news that over 30% of IITB students do not get jobs! An exit survey among graduating students in 2022-23 says only 6.1% are still looking for jobs. Here is the survey result for you to decide... pic.twitter.com/ICrAQUdpVt
— IIT Bombay (@iitbombay) April 4, 2024

Post this survey, an officer from IIT Bombay’s placement cell stated that "It was a struggle to invite companies to the campus compared to last year due to the global economic meltdown."

In January 2024, official reports indicated that 85 students at IIT Bombay had received job offers with annual packages valued at INR 1 crore. However, the institute later clarified that only 22 students had received packages of this amount.

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