With the first phase of placement season at IIT-Bombay coming to an end this week, the institute has secured an all-time high in the number of offers.
A total of 1,270 offers were received at the campus this year, of which 1,122 were accepted. The number of international offers, too, went up from 65 last year to 89 this year. The institute saw international offers pouring in from US, Japan, the Netherlands, Singapore, Taiwan and South Korea.
Not only is there a steep rise in the total number of offers at the institute, the average salary package offered in the first phase of placements has also jumped from last year’s Rs 12-13 lakh/annum to Rs 17.75 lakh/annum this year, indicating an upbeat season.