IIT Kanpur has shared a partial Placement 2025 Phase I report. The institute recorded 1109 offers, and 1035 students accepted offers through PPOs and campus placements.

IIT Kanpur also received 28 international offers in the 2024-25 placement drive, showing a 27% rise in international offers. The drive saw 250 recruiters, including BPCL, NPCI, Databricks, Microsoft, Google, Oracle, Qualcomm and Intel.

IIT Kanpur Placement Report 2025

The available Phase I data for IIT Kanpur Placement 2025 covers accepted offers, international offers, recruiter count and major hiring names. PPOs are included in the accepted offer count.

Particulars Placement Statistics 2025 Phase I
Total Number of Offers 1109
Total Number of Placements 1035
International Offers 28
Percentage of Increase in International Offers 27%
Number Of Recruiters 250
Top Recruiters Google, Microsoft, Oracle, Qualcomm, American Express, BPCL, NPCI, Databricks

IIT Kanpur M.Tech Placement Points

The M.Tech placement discussion for IIT Kanpur covered institute ranking, admission dates, seat intake and department-wise placement details.

  • IIT Kanpur stands among India's top academic institutes.
  • For IIT Kanpur M.Tech admission, students had to apply before April 16, 2025, and pay an application fee of INR 500.
  • The Mechanical Engineering/XE M.Tech program had 117 seats during 2024 admissions.
  • Mechanical Engineering placements were weaker, with 30 students placed in the department.
  • The average salary package was INR 10.7 LPA.
  • Material Science recorded the lowest placement rate, with only 1 student placed.
  • Aerospace Engineering, CSE, Electrical Engineering and Civil Engineering reported the highest placement rates.

IIT Kanpur MBA Career Options

An MBA from IIT Kanpur can lead to roles in department management and team leadership. Popular roles and average salaries are listed below.

Job Role Average Salary INR
Finance Manager 9.6 LPA
Marketing Manager 10 LPA
Sales Manager 10 LPA
Human Resources Manager 4 LPA
Operations Manager 7 LPA
Product Manager 15 LPA

IIT Kanpur BSc Placement Details

IIT Kanpur has not released specific BSc placement details for the 2025 session. The 2024 placement phase, which ended on December 15, included 28 international offers and the following overall institute-level details.

Particulars Statistics 2024
Placement Rate 85-95%
Median Salary INR 19.4 LPA
Average Salary INR 26.27 LPA
Major Recruiters Microsoft, BPCL, NPCI, Databricks, Oracle
Companies Visited 250+
Corporate Roles Corporate roles in data science, analytics, consulting, finance, software development, research and core science industries
Roles in Research & Academia Research labs, think tanks and academic institutions commonly offer opportunities, mainly for students specialising in Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics or Economics

Note: These figures show overall institute placements and are not course-wise BSc placement figures.

IIT Kanpur B.Tech Placement Statistics

IIT Kanpur has not published the complete Placement 2025 Phase I report. For B.Tech, the 2023-24 data shows an average package of INR 26.90 LPA, a median package of INR 19.20 LPA and 576 placed students.

Program Average Package Median Package Total No. of Students Placed Student Registered
B.Tech INR 26.90 LPA INR 19.20 LPA 576 724

IIT Kanpur Branch-wise Average Packages

IIT Kanpur CSE graduates received an average package of INR 52.80 LPA in the 2023-24 academic year. The branch-wise B.Tech average packages are given below.

Branch Average Package 2024
AE* INR 20.10 LPA
BSBE* INR 13.80 LPA
CE* INR 16.30 LPA
CHE* INR 18.90 LPA
CSE* INR 52.80 LPA
EE* INR 27.60 LPA
ME* INR 19.70 LPA
MSE* INR 17.30 LPA

*These figures are for BTech programs.

IIT Kanpur recorded its highest listed salary package of INR 1.90 CPA in 2023, while the UG placement rate that year was 88.37%. Among the listed years, the lowest placement rate was for B.Tech in 2024.

Placement Criteria 2024 2023 2022
Highest Package - INR 1.90 CPA INR 1.2 CPA Domestic
USD 2,87,550 Per Annum International
Average Package INR 26.90 LPA B.Tech INR 30.86 LPA UG INR 29.70 LPA UG
Median Package INR 19.40 LPA UG INR 23 LPA UG INR 22.07 LPA UG
Placement % 82.48% B.Tech 88.37% UG 93.44% UG

IIT Kanpur Placement Comparison with Other IITs

The table below compares IIT Kanpur placement figures with IIT Kharagpur, IIT Roorkee and IIT Delhi.

Criteria IIT Kanpur IIT Kharagpur IIT Roorkee IIT Delhi
Highest Package Offered INR 1.9 CPA 2023 INR 2.14 CPA 2024 INR 1.50 CPA INR 2.05 CPA
Average Package INR 26.90 LPA B.Tech INR 24 LPA INR 20 LPA INR 20-25 LPA
Median Package INR 19.40 LPA UG INR 19.76 LPA INR 34 LPA INR 19 LPA
Top Recruiters Google, Microsoft, Oracle, Qualcomm, American Express PWC, Accenture, Deloitte, EY, Infosys Google, Microsoft, Oracle, Goldman Sachs, Intel, ISRO Barclays, BCG, Goldman Sachs, American Express, Google, Microsoft

IIT Kanpur Top Recruiters

IIT Kanpur placement drives include recruiters such as Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Apple, Deloitte and the companies listed below.

BPCL Google Texas Instruments Qualcomm Microsoft Oracle
American Express Databricks Intel Meesho Reliance Shiprocket
Deutsche Bank ICICI Bank SLB Micron Cars24 FedEx

IIT Kanpur Placement FAQs

Ques. What are the placement statistics 2025 for the IIT Kanpur MBA program?

Ans. IIT Kanpur has not released the MBA placement data for 2025. For 2022-2024, the highest package was INR 24 LPA, the average package was INR 18.20 LPA, and 21 recruiters took part. Cognizant, Wells Fargo and Accenture were among the major recruiters.

Ques. What is the top salary package offered at IIT Kanpur?

Ans. IIT Kanpur has not announced the exact highest package for the 2025 placement season. For MBA, the highest package was INR 24 LPA in 2024 and also INR 24 LPA in 2023. The MBA highest package trend is shown below.

Course Highest Package 2024 Highest Package 2023 Highest Package 2022
MBA INR 24 LPA INR 24 LPA INR 22 LPA

Ques. Which companies were the leading recruiters at IIT Kanpur's 2024 placement season?

Ans. IIT Kanpur placements 2024 included the following leading recruiters.

IIT Kanpur 2024: Leading Recruiters
ICICI Bank Trident Group Infosys
Texas Instruments HPCL Cognizant
NVIDIA Bajaj Auto Deloitte
HDFC Bank LUMIQ Tata Steel

Ques. What is the current placement situation at IIT Kanpur?

Ans. IIT Kanpur has not released the full 2025 placement report. In Phase I of 2025, companies made 1109 offers, and 1035 students accepted offers, including PPOs. The institute received 28 international offers, which was a 27% rise in placement offers.

The recent Phase I placement comparison is given below.

Particulars 2024 Phase I 2023 Phase I
Highest package N/A INR 1.90 crore domestic
Total job offers 989 1,200
Average package INR 26.27 LPA N/A
Students placed 913 1,128
International offers 22 74
PPOs Pre-Placement Offers N/A 208
Total recruiters N/A 250+

Ques. What are the internship opportunities available at IIT Kanpur?

Ans. IIT Kanpur UG students can choose Research Graduate Excellence SURGE. Non-Degree students can apply through the NDSP program. NDSP is open to students from any other recognised institute if their institute has officially sponsored or recommended them.