The real numbers — medians, recruiters, and the honest reality behind the crore-rupee headlines.
IIT Kharagpur's 2025-26 Phase 1 delivered 1,501 offers, 457 PPOs, and a ₹2.44 crore top. Underneath: quant/AI premium widening, international offers stayed thin, IIT Bombay lapped KGP 78 to 25 last year. Sourced breakdown with NIRF median, r/iitkgp voice, and the honest Director quote.
PlacementsIIT Bombay 2025–26: only Day 1 data exists (42 companies, 98 offers, ₹1.48 Cr media-reported). The verifiable 2024–25 baseline: 69.3% placed (down from 75%), ₹20.21 LPA NIRF median, ₹26.45 LPA average.
PlacementsIIT Delhi 2025–26 interim: 1,275 offers, 1,140+ placed, 300+ PPOs (+33% YoY), 35+ international. Plus NIRF 2026 median ₹20 LPA — and an explanation of why the OCS refuses to disclose top packages.
PlacementsIIT Kanpur 2025–26 Phase 1: 1,202 offers, 1,079 accepted, 15 international from 250+ companies. Day 1 record of 672 offers (+16% YoY). What the SPO actually published vs the unofficial numbers circulating online.
PlacementsThe highest IIT package on record is ₹4.3 crore (IIT Madras, Jane Street) — but that's one student. The honest, per-IIT crore-club for 2024-25, why almost every crore offer is international quant/CS, and the ~20x gap to the typical median.
PlacementsThe honest year-by-year roadmap to IIT placements — when the process actually runs, why the 3rd-year internship is the real lever, the CGPA filters that gate you, what companies test, and how much DSA is really enough.
PlacementsThe honest, per-IIT placement numbers for 2024-25 — highest, median, and how many actually got placed. Sourced, in tables, with the figures most sites won't show you.