A student from the Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Nagpur secured the highest pay package of Rs 47 lakh per annum, while the institute successfully placed 83% of its outgoing batch. During its convocation, IIIT Nagpur will award over 380 degrees to UG, PG, and PhD students. The institute attracted 157 companies for its on-campus job drive, offering some of the best placement and internship opportunities.
According to the local daily report, the 2024 batch of IIIT Nagpur achieved an average annual package of over Rs 13.29 lakh and a median package of over Rs 11 lakh. The highest internship stipend earned by students was over Rs 1.5 lakh per month, officials announced on Monday. The institute’s 4th convocation ceremony will be held on Tuesday at 11 am on the campus, located behind Br Sheshrao Wankhade Shetkari Sahkari Soot Girni, Waranga, Butibori. Padma Shri Dr. Deepak B. Phatak, retired professor from the Department of Computer Science & Engineering at IIT Bombay, will be the chief guest. Ravi Sharma, Chairman of the Board of Governors at IIIT Nagpur and IIIT Una, President of the IIT Alumni Council, and Chairman of the Telecom Equipment Manufacturers Association (TEMA), will also be present.
The highest package was secured by a female student from Mumbai, who completed her BTech in Computer Science Engineering at IIIT Nagpur. During her summer break in May 2023, she interned with a US-based company in Bangalore. After her internship, the company offered her a full-time position with a salary of Rs 47 lakh per annum, which she accepted in July this year. Her younger sister, also studying the same course, is currently a third-year student at IIIT Nagpur.
At its fourth convocation, IIIT Nagpur will award a total of 364 degrees, including 6 PhDs (3 in CSE and 3 in ECE), 283 BTech degrees (192 in CSE and 91 in ECE), 50 Postgraduate Diplomas (ECE), and 25 MTech degrees (ECE). The institute will also present two awards: the ‘Award of Merit’ and the ‘Institute Academic Excellence Award.’ With six branches, IIIT Nagpur admits 637 students annually. To date, the institute has over 785 alumni, including BTech, PG diploma, MTech, and PhD graduates, who are already contributing to the industry and community.