KIIT Placement 2023: Average Package: INR 6.5 LPA & Highest Package: INR 63 LPA

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.

Deloitte is the dream company of many engineering aspirants and when my brother in KIIT received the notice from Deloitte that it will be conducting a placement drive, he was elated. The students were shortlisted under 3 rounds each of which evaluates the candidates' skills thoroughly. Here is the detailed shortlisting process.

Round 1(Written round)

• This round comprises Aptitude, English, and Logical Reasoning. In this round, the selection is done on the basis of percentile score.
• The skills required to clear this round are Proficiency in English and LR and a strong aptitude.

Round 2(Case study/ Presentation round)

• Students who clear the written round appear for this case study round wherein their problem-solving skills are evaluated.
• Usually, students are given a case to discuss, followed by 5 questions and subquestions for 20 minutes. You have to work with your team members and come up with a solution within 20 minutes.
• After this, the presentation round takes place wherein have to present the entire case in front of the board. You will be asked questions and your presence of mind will be tested.
• The skills required to clear this round are strong communication and presentation skills.

Round 3(HR/Technical interview)

• The students who get shortlisted for this round are the cream students as the second round is very tough
• In this round, you will be presenting yourself as a favorable candidate. You will be enquired about your profile, and reason to choose Deloitte.
• This round requires smartness, intelligence, and involvement in activities apart from academics.

Once you have cleared the 3rd round, you have made it to your dream college!

Yes, it's kind of true that KIIT University has been recording excellent placement percentages over the last few years. This year it recorded 90% placements while last year it recorded 92% placements. 

KIIT University has a very dedicated T and P Cell that is well aware that placement is the main criterion to analyze the college's worth. It works relentlessly throughout the year with HRs of different companies at different levels. Whenever a mass-recruiting company is planning to visit, thorough placement training takes place. 

Here is what the placements at KIIT look like

• The training for placements starts as early as the second year for BTech students. The third year is more intense training while in the 4th year, placements are given importance to academics.
• Trainers conduct the Pre-placement Training on the basis of previous year papers and technical interview questions.
• HR training is carried out by private companies/ Career Advisory & Augmentation Services (CAAS).
• Mock interviews and mock-GDs are conducted to ensure students' dedication to placements.
• The students are taught about everything regarding placements from pin to plane.

KIIT has managed to maintain a good placement scenario thanks to the relentless efforts of the T and P cell. The efforts are reflected in the following statistics:

So yes, KIIT has great placements!

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 has placements in slots, like Day 0, Day 1, Day 2, and so on. Various companies offer placements to B.Tech students in both IT and Non-IT roles.

The top students get placement offers during Day 0. Companies like Deloitte, TEK Systems, iNautix, MuSigma, etc. visit the KIIT campus with high packages. MuSigma offers packages of around 18 lakhs for 3 years bond period.  iNautix offers around 4 LPA. TEK and Deloitte offer around INR 5.5 LPA. 

During Day 1, Accenture, Cognizant, Infosys, and Wipro visit KIIT. Wipro does not hire Civil students. Accenture offers INR 3.5 LPA out of which 3.14 LPA is constant and the remaining is variable. Cognizant offers INR 3.33 LPA.  Infosys and Wipro offer a maximum amount of INR 3 LPA. 

During Day 2,  TechM and Capgemini offer between 2.75 to 3 LPA. However, Think & Learn and other marketing companies pay a good amount to freshers. Microsoft, LnT, Amazon, Snapdeal, and other e-commerce companies visit the campus towards the end. During 2023, The IT Mass Recruitment Campus Drives generated 1300 job offers from companies like Accenture, Cognizant, Capgemini, Mindtree, Bosch, Ericsson, IBM, among others.

Thus, these are the placement trends at KIIT for both IT and non-IT roles. 

There are two aspects to your placements, whether you are concerned just about the immediate packages or if you are concerned about the long-term career prospects. 

As far as only the packages are concerned, CGPA matters only in some of Companies. To stay on the safe side, try scoring between 6.5–7.0. The reason CGPA is considered for shortlisting is because of the huge batch size. Usually, students scoring less than 8.5 don’t clear these interviews. Apart from CGPA, you will have to convince the recruiter that you are a suitable candidate for the job through your communication skills and knowledge.

For your career prospects, CGPA alone is never enough. For some the placement drives are excellent opportunities while for some they are horror. However, when your career is concerned placements are not the only thing that can help you. So it’s better to not get overwhelmed. I know someone who failed to get placed in KIIT and ended up with the highest package in off-campus placements. If you want a bright career, try focusing on your passion rather than placements. Do something you absolutely love and success will find you one day.

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.