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A group of private universities have registered as recruiters for master’s and doctoral degree holders from IITs to teach mathematics, chemistry and physics to their students, placement officials and students said. peppermintThe average compensation offered is 12-15 lakh per annum, almost equal to the average salary offered by companies recruiting from old IITs.
“Universities generally look at Master and PhD students who will help universities increase their international rankings,” said Suchindra Kumar, partner and leader-education, PwC India. “The IITs have one of the best research ecosystems in the country. which can help private universities enhance their research and peer perception,” he said, adding that a positive brand image of the IITs helps them attract more students and faculty.
IITs are the most sought-after technology institutes in the country. Every year lakhs of students try to be among the 17,760 candidates selected for courses in the 23 IITs. And companies line up to hire the best graduates coming out of these institutions.
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According to an IIT-Delhi student of the 2025 batch, some of the universities that have registered for the recruitment include SRM Institute of Science and Technology (SRM University); BML Munjal University, Dayanand Sagar University and Galgotias University.
“Universities are offering 10-12 lakh and while most of them are asking for PhD students, the proposed designations are for assistant professors and professors,” said the IIT-Delhi student. Universities may recruit from the second phase of placements.
Universities and IITs of Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Guwahati did not respond. peppermintQuestions of.
Of the 23 IITs, the first generation institutes including Madras, Bombay, Delhi, Kharagpur, Roorkee and Kanpur start the placement season in December. Second and third generation IITs along with National Institutes of Technology (NITs) start in August-September. The first phase of placements has ended and the second phase will start in mid-January.
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In the first phase of this season, algo-trading companies, banks, consultants, product firms and public sector undertakings recruited students for roles like data scientists, quantitative strategists, quantitative developers, software developers in AI and AI researchers and application engineers. of.
“Universities are also coming to IIT Kanpur and some have started their placement process and the final round will be in Phase 2,” said a student of the 2025 batch. Unlike multiple rounds of interviews in corporates, universities ask students to explain a topic through virtual demos and the shortlisted ones go through the final interview round.
Narayanan Ramaswamy, partner and head of education and skill development practice at consulting and audit firm KPMG in India, said, “Some large format universities are expanding and expecting more student intake. is required.” “The increasing trend of increasing online content and courses gives these institutions the opportunity to hire less-experienced faculty.”
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Private universities will clash with coaching institutes that are also looking for teachers. In the last five years, India’s edtech and coaching sector has hired at least 3,000 IIT graduates or IITians from both campus and lateral hiring.
Edtech sector offers starting salaries to IIT graduates 10-12 lakh per year, with a clear path Package of Rs 60 lakh-1 crore in a few years. To be sure, only a handful of IIT graduates earn salaries in excess of crores, while the average salary in many IITs is much lower.
K-12 Techno Services, an edtech company, has previously recruited from IITs including Kanpur, Varanasi (BHU), Dhanbad, Mumbai and Bhubaneswar. ALLEN Career Institute, one of the largest coaching centers in India, provides access to IITs during campus placements. According to the firms, Physicswala has hired around 99 IITians and Vedantu around 50 IITians in the last five years.
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