Job placements and student numbers climb at top elite institutes

About ninety-three percent of students at premier schools secure jobs, while female enrollment and median salaries reach record highs. Data from State Bank of India Research reveals that the total count of IITs, IIMs, and NITs grew from fifty-nine in financial year fourteen to seventy-six in financial year twenty-six. Total numbers for IITs and NITs climbed from one point sixty-two lakh in two thousand seventeen to two point forty-four lakh in two thousand twenty-four. IIM enrollment nearly doubled over the same timeframe.

Growth in Women Students

Female student representation increased across all these premier campuses. Among fourteen IIMs tracked, women made up twenty-six point three percent of students in two thousand seventeen, rising to thirty-seven point seven percent by two thousand twenty-four. At IIM Kozhikode, two out of every three students in the twenty-six intake were women. IIT female student share moved from eight point one percent to twenty percent, while NIT numbers grew from eighteen point four percent to twenty-one point eight percent.

Placements and Salaries

Job placements grew alongside student strength, with IIM placements rising from seven thousand five hundred fifty-two to thirteen thousand six hundred ninety-three. IIT placements jumped from nine thousand four hundred seventy-four to seventeen thousand four hundred sixty-seven, and NIT figures moved from eighteen thousand four hundred ninety-two to twenty-eight thousand four hundred sixty-eight. Median pay packages doubled at IITs, rising from seventeen point six lakh rupees to thirty-six point one lakh rupees. IIM median pay reached forty-three point six lakh rupees, and NIT median pay touched twenty point seven lakh rupees.

Context

These premier professional schools serve as key drivers of white-collar employment in the country. Rising enrollment and salary packages point to continued industry demand for engineering and management graduates despite shifting global economic conditions.