Updated 4 years ago

IIT, IIM placements see rare hiccup

By Shajil Kumar, Editor at LinkedIn News

Updated 4 years ago

Multinational companies may be beginning to revisit their campus hiring plans amid the coronavirus pandemic, Business Standard reports, citing placement officials. US-based Gartner has withdrawn job offers at IIM Calcutta and IIM Ahmedabad, while some IIM Bangalore students say the research firm has rescinded their placements. The IITs have also been affected, with the Delhi, Kanpur, and Madras campuses confirming that at least one recruiter has backed out. They will hold special placement drives for students whose offers got cancelled. The HRD ministry and the institutes have urged the employers not to cancel campus placement offers.


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