IIT Kharagpur has concluded Phase 1 of its 2026 placement drive, recording 1,501 job offers including 457 PPOs. The highest package secured by the Class of 2026 stood at INR 2.44 crore per annum, with 5 offers above INR 2 crore and 16 offers between INR 90 LPA and 200 LPA. Students also received 15 international offers, with top recruiters including Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Apple, and Goldman Sachs.
This is a step up from the Class of 2025, which closed its full placement season with 1,811 total offers and a highest package of INR 2.2 crore. Jobs in Phase 1 of 2026 were offered across Technology, Core Engineering, Finance, Consulting, Analytics, and Manufacturing sectors.
- IIT Kharagpur Placement 2026 Highlights
- IIT Kharagpur Phase 1 Placement 2026: Highest Package
- IIT Kharagpur Placements Year-Wise Comparison
- IIT Kharagpur MBA (VGSOM) Placement
- IIT Kharagpur LLM and LLB Placement
- IIT Kharagpur MHRM Placement
- IIT Kharagpur Top Recruiters (Sector-Wise)
- About the Career Development Centre (CDC)
- IIT Kharagpur Recruitment Drive Schedule (2025-26)
- Student Pool Available for Placements
- IIT Kharagpur Placement Process
- IIT Kharagpur Placement 2026 FAQs
IIT Kharagpur Placement 2026 Highlights
IIT Kharagpur's Phase 1 placement drive for the Class of 2026 concluded with 1,501 offers, of which 457 were Pre-Placement Offers (PPOs). The highest package touched INR 2.44 crore per annum, marking an increase over the INR 2.2 crore recorded for the Class of 2025.
Phase 2 of the 2026 drive runs from January to April 2026 — final consolidated figures (average package, total companies, UG/PG-wise offer split) for the Class of 2026 will be updated once released by the Career Development Centre (CDC).
IIT Kharagpur Phase 1 Placement 2026: Highest Package
The highest package secured during Phase 1 of the IIT Kharagpur 2026 placement drive was INR 2.44 crore per annum, higher than the INR 2.2 crore top offer of the Class of 2025 and the INR 2.14 crore recorded for the Class of 2024-25 batch. Alongside this, 5 students received offers above INR 2 crore, and 16 offers fell between INR 90 LPA and 200 LPA, indicating a wider spread of high-value offers this season rather than a single outlier package.
IIT Kharagpur Placements Year-Wise Comparison
The 2025-26 figure reflects Phase 1 alone; Phase 2 (January–April 2026) will add further offers before the season closes, so the year-on-year comparison will need revisiting once the full 2026 numbers are out.
IIT Kharagpur MBA (VGSOM) Placement
MBA placements at IIT Kharagpur are run by the Vinod Gupta School of Management (VGSOM), separately from the institute-wide CDC drive. The most recent concluded batch (2023-25) recorded a 100% placement rate.
Top VGSOM MBA recruiters include Amazon, Accenture, Deloitte, EY, Flipkart, Genpact, IBM, Axtria, Blinkit, and Cognizant. VGSOM ranked 12th nationally in the NIRF Management category (2025). Placement details for the 2024-26 VGSOM batch will be added once officially released.
IIT Kharagpur LLM and LLB Placement
Placements from the Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law have historically run close to full conversion for LLM, though registered batch sizes are small (25-35 students).
Top law recruiters include Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co., AZB & Partners, Khaitan & Co., J. Sagar Associates, Trilegal, and Link Legal.
IIT Kharagpur MHRM Placement
The Master of Human Resource Management (MHRM) programme has maintained a consistent 100% placement record. Recruiters hire specifically for HR generalist, HRBP, and talent-management roles. Summer internship stipends for MHRM have touched a highest of ~INR 2.12 lakh and an average of ~INR 1.15 lakh, with final placement packages tracking close to the institute-wide PG average.
IIT Kharagpur Top Recruiters (Sector-Wise)
About the Career Development Centre (CDC)
IIT Kharagpur's Training and Placement cell has been revamped into the Career Development Centre (CDC), offering 360-degree career support rather than pure job placement. CDC is led by:
- Chairperson: Prof. Sanjay Gupta
- Vice-Chairpersons: Prof. Sunita Mishra, Prof. Neeraj Kumar Goyal, Prof. Amit Shaw
CDC's mandate covers three broad functions: career development workshops (resume building, mock interviews, leadership programmes), internships and placements (national + international, in-house Employability Tests), and corporate relations (feedback loops with recruiters, sponsored research tie-ups). A CDC initiative also institutionalises international internships facilitated through the institute's alumni network.
IIT Kharagpur Recruitment Drive Schedule (2025-26)
This schedule applies to students graduating in June 2026.
Student Pool Available for Placements
The 2025-26 tentative pool of students eligible for placements across all IIT Kharagpur programmes stands at 3,628:
A further 2,885 students form the internship pool for 2025-26, led by B.Tech (860), M.Tech (785), and Dual Degree (770) students.
IIT Kharagpur Placement Process
- CDC sends a formal invitation to companies.
- Companies register on the CDC portal (cdc.iitkgp.ac.in).
- Companies confirm participation via the Internship Notification Form (INF) or Job Notification Form (JNF).
- Company conducts a Pre-Placement Talk (PPT) for students.
- Interested students' resumes are shared with the company.
- Company runs its own shortlisting process.
- Shortlisted candidates are interviewed; the company submits its final selection list.
- CDC finalises the placement schedule.
IIT Kharagpur Placement 2026 FAQs
What is the IIT Kharagpur placement record branch-wise?
The provided 2026 data does not give branch-wise placement figures. Overall, Phase 1 recorded 1,501 offers, including 457 PPOs, across technology, engineering, finance, consulting, analytics and manufacturing.
What are the IIT Kharagpur CSE placements like?
The 2026 Phase 1 data does not provide separate CSE placement figures. Technology recruiters included Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Apple, Oracle, Salesforce and Uber.
What are the IIT Kharagpur M.Tech placements?
The provided data does not give separate M.Tech placement statistics for 2026. A total of 1,040 M.Tech students were part of the tentative placement pool for 2025-26.
What are the IIT Kharagpur placements in 2026?
IIT Kharagpur recorded 1,501 offers in Phase 1 of 2026, including 457 PPOs. The highest package was INR 2.44 crore per annum, with 15 international offers.
What are the IIT Kharagpur placements 2026 branch-wise?
Branch-wise placement figures for 2026 have not been provided in the available data. Phase 1 offers were made across Technology, Core Engineering, Finance, Consulting, Analytics and Manufacturing.
What is the average salary at IIT Kharagpur placements?
The average salary for IIT Kharagpur's 2026 placements is not available yet, as Phase 2 is still part of the 2025-26 placement cycle and final figures are pending.
What is the IIT Kharagpur placement rate?
An overall placement rate for IIT Kharagpur's 2026 placement drive is not provided in the available data. The institute had 3,628 students in the tentative placement pool for 2025-26.
What are the IIT Kharagpur Mechanical placements like?
Separate Mechanical Engineering placement figures are not provided for 2026. Core engineering recruiters included Airbus, Bosch, Ford, Honeywell, Bajaj Auto, Tata Steel and Larsen & Toubro.
