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More than 20 firms banned from IIT placements after offer cancellations
India's top IITs have banned over 20 companies from this year's placement drives. These firms had previously withdrawn job offers made to students. This action disrupted career plans and affected student well-being. The ban applies to companies that rescinded offers across multiple IITs. These companies can still hire students through off-campus placements. IITs are also encouraging more start-up participation.
IIT placements 2026: Record offers exceed ₹2.8 crore from global firms
Proprietary trading firms are offering lucrative packages exceeding Rs 2.8 crore to IIT students for Amsterdam-based roles. Top IITs saw strong campus placements on Day 1, with recruiters like Amazon, Qualcomm, and Nvidia offering substantial compensation. Algorithmic trading firms and market makers are also competing with high salary packages.
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Investing big in techies: Trading firms, investment platforms line up at IITs with largest pay cheques
Da Vinci Derivatives (Rs 2.5 crore-plus), NK Securities (about Rs 1.65 crore), Rubrik (Rs 1.49 crore), Glean, IMC Trading, Databricks, APT Portfolio (Rs 1 crore-plus), Atlas Research, Quadeye, Quantbox and Graviton (Rs 90 lakh to Rs 1 crore) are likely to be among the top paymasters based on the pre-placement offers (PPOs) made and those expected during the final placements. These include both international and domestic offers, according to placement cells at these institutes.
