The National Institute of Technology Rourkela (NITR) broke all its past records of placements in 2021-22 with 325 companies offering 1,274 opportunities in the ongoing placement drive. Of these, 20 students were offered annual pay packages of Rs 46.08 lakh, the highest so far, while 138 received offers of more than Rs 20 lakh.
Prof Umesh C Pati, Head of Career Development Centre, NITR, said, “We not only retained almost all past recruiters but had 100 new recruiters, including Apple, Google and Visa. A significant number of major PSUs, including BPCL, GAIL, EIL and BEL, visited this year.” With an almost 20% rise in the average CTC, the institute witnessed the package increase from Rs 9.36 lakh per annum in 2021 to Rs 11.20 lakh in 2022.