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    Top IITs for Highest CSE Placements – Packages, Salary Trends & Recruiters

    Top IITs for Highest CSE Placements – Packages, Salary Trends & Recruiters

    Team Careers360Updated on 21 Aug 2025, 04:17 PM IST

    The Indian Institute of Technology is well known for offering good placements in the Computer Science and Engineering branch. Top IITs like IIT BHU, IIT Bombay, IIT Kharagpur, and IIT Dharwad offer the highest placements ranging from 2.2 CPA to 11.30 LPA. Still, the percentage of IIT placements has decreased a bit due to the economic slowdown.

    Top IITs for Highest CSE Placements – Packages, Salary Trends & Recruiters
    Top IITs for Highest CSE Placements

    The highest salary package offered by IITs was 1.68CPA, while the lowest salary package was 4LPA. Students have received salary packages from companies like Microsoft, Amazon, Adobe, and international offers like Accenture Japan, Apple, etc. In this article, Careers360 will provide a list of the top 5 IITs with their salary packages, placement rates, ranking and more.

    Top 10 IITs With Highest Salary Packages

    Students can go through the list of top 5 IITs with the highest CSE salary packages with their Maximum Salary Packages, Minimum Salary Package and placement rates:

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    College Name

    Maximum Salary Package

    Minimum Salary Package

    IIT Madras

    1.31 CPA (Overall)

    6 LPA (Overall)

    IIT Delhi

    Approx 1 CPA (Overall)

    6 LPA (Tentative)

    IIT Bombay

    3.67 CPA (Overall)

    4 LPA (Overall)

    IIT Kanpur

    1.9 CPA Overall)

    NA

    IIT Kharagpur

    2.14 CPA (Overall)

    7 LPA (Overall

    IIT BHU

    1.68 CPA

    10 LPA

    IIT Hyderabad

    90 LPA

    90 LPA

    IIT Bhubaneswar

    64 LPA

    10 LPA

    IIT Dhanbad

    59 LPA

    8 LPA

    IIT Jammu

    52 LPA

    9 LPA

    IIT Madras CSE Placements

    In 2023, across 480+ companies visited IIT Madras for the placement drive. The median salary package offered for the Computer Science and Engineering branch was 37.50 LPA. Below are the highlights of the IIT Madras CSE Placements:

    • Highest Salary Package: 1.31 CPA across all the branches

    • Top Recruiters: Microsoft, Google, Adobe, Deloitte, Intel, etc.

    • Placement Rate: Approx 80% across all the branches

    • Average Salary Package: 52.32 LPA

    • No. of Companies offered placements: 256 companies across all the campuses

    • No. of Candidates secured placements: 1091 students across all the campuses

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    IIT Delhi CSE Placements

    The IIT Delhi has successfully placed 90.01% students across all the branches of the B.Tech 2023-24 session. Highlights of the IIT Delhi CSE Placements are:

    • Highest Salary Package: 1 CPA across all the branches

    • Top Recruiters: American Express, Google, Oracle, Goldman Sachs, etc.

    • Placement Rate: 90.01% across all the branches

    • Average Salary Package: 20 LPA across all the branches

    • No. of Candidates secured placements: 1150 students across all the campuses

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    IIT Bombay CSE Placements

    The IIT Bombay has received the highest package of 3.67 CPA with 83.39% students placed across all the branches. The median salary recorded for the CSE branch was 19 LPA for the 2024-25 session. Students can check the highlights of the IIT Bombay CSE Placements from the following:

    • Highest Salary Package: 3.67 CPA across all the branches

    • Top Recruiters: Microsoft, Google, Adobe, Infosys, etc.

    • Placement Rate: 90.74%

    • Average Salary Package: 23.50 LPA across all the branches

    • No. of Internships: 242 Internships

    • No. of Candidates secured placements: 147

    IIT Kanpur CSE Placements

    The IIT Kharagpur received a total of 250+ companies for the placement session of 2024-25. The average salary recorded was 26.27 LPA across the whole campus. Students can find the highlights of IIT Kanpur CSE Placements from below:

    • Highest Salary Package: 1.9 CPA across all the branches

    • Top Recruiters: Microsoft, TVS, Accenture, Infosys, etc.

    • Placement Rate: Approx 95% across all the branches

    • Average Salary Package: 52.80 LPA

    • No. of Companies visited: 250+

    • No. of Candidates secured placements: 1035 students across all the campuses

    IIT Kharagpur CSE Placements

    The IIT Kharagpur placed a total of 616 students from the B.Tech 2024-25 session. The median salary was 19.76 LPA across all the branches. These are the following highlights related to IIT Kharagpur:

    • Highest Salary Package: 2.14 CPA across all the branches

    • Top Recruiters: IBM, Capgemini, Cognizant, etc.

    • Placement Rate: 79.7% across all the branches

    • Average Salary Package: 24 LPA

    • No. of Companies visited: 400+

    • No. of Candidates secured placements: 616 students across all the branches

    IIT BHU CSE Placements

    The IIT BHU received the highest placement offer on the first day of the 10-day placement drive. The total no.of students who secured placements in the 2024-25 session was 498 from across all the branches. Below are the highlights of the IIT BHU Placements:

    • Highest Salary Package: 1.68 CPA

    • Top Recruiters: Microsoft, Google, Goldman Sachs, Uber, etc.

    • Placement Rate: 89.81%

    • Average Salary Package: 35 LPA

    • No. of Internships: 380 Internships offered by 87 Companies

    • No. of Candidates secured placements: 97

    IIT Hyderabad CSE Placements

    The IIT Hyderabad ranks 8th position in India, offering placements to 493 students across all the branches of B.Tech 2024-25 session. Highlights of the IIT Hyderabad CSE Placements are as follows:

    • Highest Salary Package: 90 LPA

    • Top Recruiters: Microsoft, Amazon, Google, Adobe, etc

    • Placement Rate: 76.19%

    • Average Salary Package: 29.68 LPA

    • No. of Candidates secured placements: 48

    IIT Bhubaneswar CSE Placements

    The IIT Bhubaneswar placed 92.4% students in the Computer Science and Engineering branch, offering 16.3 LPA as their median salary package. Following are the highlights of the IIT Bhubaneswar CSE Placements:

    • Highest Salary Package: 64 LPA

    • Top Recruiters: Microsoft, D.E.Shaw, Flipkart, Oracle, Accenture Japan, etc

    • Placement Rate: 92.4%

    • Average Salary Package: 22.6 LPA

    • No. of Candidates secured placements: 61 students placed out of 66

    IIT Dhanbad CSE Placements

    The IIT Dhanbad placed 609 students out of 906 students of the B.Tech batch 2024. The lowest salary recorded in 2024 for the Computer Science and Engineering branch was 8.49 LPA. Students can check the highlights of the IIT Dhanbad CSE Placements from below:

    • Highest Salary Package: 59 LPA

    • Top Recruiters: Google, Amazon, IBM, Flipkart, etc

    • Placement Rate: 82.88%

    • Average Salary Package: 24.7 LPA

    • No. of Candidates secured placements: 121 students placed out of 146

    IIT Jammu CSE Placements

    The IIT Jammu received a total percentage of 92.50 placements in the year 2024. However, a total of 175 companies visited for the B.Tech batch for the placement 2024-25 session. Students can find the highlights of the IIT Jammu CSE Placements in the section below:

    • Highest Salary Package: 52 LPA

    • Top Recruiters: Amazon, HCL, Accenture, etc

    • Placement Rate: 92.50%

    • Average Salary Package: 19 LPA

    • No. of Candidates secured placements: 37

    Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

    Q: What are some of the leading recruiters for CSE students?
    A:

    Some of the leading recruiters which hire CSE students are Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Wipro, Capgemini, TCS, and many more. 

    Q: Do IITs offer international placement to CSE students?
    A:

    Yes, top IITs like IIT Delhi, IIT Bombay, IIT Kharagpur offer international placement in companies like Accenture Japan, Sony, Samsung and TSMC. 

    Q: What is the average salary package of CSE graduates in leading IITs?
    A:

    The average salary package for CSE graduates ranges between 20 LPA to 40 LPA.

    Q: Which IIT has the highest placement package for CSE?
    A:

    The IIT Bombay tops the list with the highest salary package of 3.76CPA. 

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