IIT Delhi closed its interim 2025–26 placement report at 1,275 offers and 1,140+ students placed by December 2025, with PPOs surging 33% to over 300. The Office of Career Services (OCS) has an explicit policy of not publishing high-value packages in placement releases — so the headline crore-figures you see on aggregators are unofficial. Below is what's actually in the OCS press release, what changed year-on-year, and the NIRF 2026 median that's the best available salary benchmark.
What does IIT Delhi's 2025–26 placement season look like so far?
The OCS published its interim release on 29 December 2025. The placement season at IIT Delhi runs through end of May 2026, so December's numbers are not final — but they are the only official IIT Delhi figures published for the batch of 2026. The standout story is the PPO surge: 300+ PPOs is a 33%+ increase over 2024–25, which is the strongest single confirmed signal across the three top IITs this cycle.
IIT Delhi 2025–26 — OCS interim numbers (by Dec 2025)
| Metric | 2025–26 (interim) | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Total offers (incl. PPOs) | 1,275 | IIT Delhi OCS, 29 Dec 2025 |
| Individual students placed | 1,140+ | Same release |
| PPOs (pre-placement offers) | 300+ (+33% YoY) | Same release |
| International offers | 35+ (Japan, NL, SG, UAE, UK) | Same release |
| Highest / median CTC | Not disclosed (policy) | OCS policy statement |
The OCS release states verbatim: "IIT Delhi as a policy has decided not to mention high-value packages in their placement related press releases."
How does 2025–26 compare to last year?
| Metric (by end-Dec each cycle) | 2024–25 | 2025–26 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total offers | 1,200+ | 1,275 | +6% |
| Students placed | ~1,150 | 1,140+ | flat |
| PPOs | 225+ | 300+ | +33% |
| International offers | 50+ (from 15+ orgs) | 35+ | –30% |
Source: IIT Delhi OCS releases — 2024–25 (Dec 2024 update) and 2025–26 (Dec 2025 update). Note 2024–25 also reported 850 unique UG offers by April 2025 — a separate, later release (link).
What is the median package at IIT Delhi in 2026?
The 2025–26 median has not been released and won't be until the season-end report (after May 2026, typically with the NIRF 2027 submission). The cleanest available benchmark is NIRF 2026, which carries IIT Delhi's just-completed 2024–25 placement data.
IIT Delhi — NIRF 2026 (2024–25 placement year)
| Programme | Students placed | Median CTC | YoY (vs NIRF 2025) |
|---|---|---|---|
| UG 4-year (B.Tech) | 818 | ₹20.00 LPA | up from ₹19.08 LPA (+4.8%) |
| UG 5-year (Dual / M.Tech-integrated) | 103 | ₹30.00 LPA | up from ₹24.30 LPA (+23.5%) |
| PG 2-year | 641 | ₹19.25 LPA | up from ₹15.59 LPA (+23.5%) |
Source: NIRF 2026 institute submission. The UG 5-year median is notable — it's the highest UG median across any IIT cohort.
Who is hiring at IIT Delhi this season?
OCS names the recruiters with double-digit offer counts in the interim release — useful because it filters out the long-tail one-off recruiters and shows where the volume is.
Recruiters with 10+ offers at IIT Delhi 2025–26
- Big tech: Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Oracle, Qualcomm, Texas Instruments
- Finance & trading: American Express, Barclays, Deutsche India, Goldman Sachs, Graviton Research Capital, JP Morgan, Squarepoint Capital, Wells Fargo International Solutions
- Consulting: Accenture Strategy & Consulting, EY GDS, EY Parthenon
- Consumer internet / new-economy: Bajaj Auto Technology, Eternal Limited, Glean Search Technologies, Meesho, Navi, Nine Education, PayU Payments, Schlumberger, Sterlite Group
- Other: EXL Services
Source: IIT Delhi OCS press release, 29 December 2025.
Why does IIT Delhi refuse to disclose packages?
The OCS policy statement in the 2025–26 release isn't a one-off — it reflects an ongoing position across the All-India IIT Placement Committee (AIPC) to stop the high-package headline race. The argument is that single ₹2–3 Cr offers (almost always international quant/CS roles) distort student expectations and don't represent what a typical graduate signs. The trade-off: aggregators and media fill the vacuum with unofficial numbers, which often turn out to be from prior cycles. That's why this page leans on the verifiable Phase 1 offer count + NIRF median rather than the rumour-mill highest package.
What about international offers — Japan, UAE, Singapore?
35+ international offers from organisations in Japan, the Netherlands, Singapore, the UAE and the United Kingdom by December 2025. Worth noting: the international count is actually down from 50+ in 2024–25's Phase 1, even though total offers are up. That tracks with a broader pattern across IITs this cycle — domestic hiring strong, international hiring softer. We'll watch whether Phase 2 narrows the gap.
How do you actually prepare for IIT Delhi placements?
The PPO surge tells the real story: 300+ PPOs out of 1,275 offers is roughly 1 in 4 placements coming directly off the internship route. If you convert the summer intern, you skip the December 1 chaos entirely. We covered the year-by-year prep arc in how to prepare for IIT placements — apply it 1:1 to IIT Delhi.
What IIT Delhi students are actually saying
From r/IITDelhi (June 2026, 19up / 82 comments), a student asking about biotech placements got the honest branch-vs-circuital answer:
"Finance and tech people prefer Circuital Branches. Wake up to reality, you'll need to work 2x to even have the chance at a decent placement if you wanna go in tech and finance. Also forget Quant at all, they don't do anything below CS/MNC/EC/EE." — u/Beneficial_Ad_4526
And a more concrete data point on non-circuital medians:
"Kisi bhi top IIT ke non-circuital branches ka placement check karle saare 15–20 lakh hote." (Check any top IIT's non-circuital branch placement — they're all 15–20 lakh.) — u/Low-Try-5615
This is why the institute-wide ₹20 LPA NIRF median isn't the right number for a biotech / civil / textile student to plan around — it's the centre of a distribution where CSE pulls the top way up and non-circuital branches sit closer to ₹15 LPA. The OCS PPO surge (300+, +33%) almost certainly skews to circuital branches as well.
Frequently asked questions
Has IIT Delhi 2025–26 placement been completed?
Not yet. The interim figure (1,275 offers) was published 29 December 2025. The full season runs through end of May 2026, with the comprehensive report typically released around July or with the NIRF 2027 submission.
What is the highest package at IIT Delhi 2025–26?
Not disclosed — by official OCS policy. Aggregator figures circulating online are unofficial.
What is the median package at IIT Delhi?
The most recent verifiable median is from NIRF 2026 (covering 2024–25): ₹20 LPA for B.Tech, ₹30 LPA for the 5-year dual-degree cohort, ₹19.25 LPA for the PG 2-year programmes.
How many PPOs did IIT Delhi convert in 2025–26?
Over 300 — a 33% jump over the previous cycle. PPOs at IIT Delhi are now roughly 1 in 4 of all placement offers.
Why does IIT Delhi not publish the highest package?
OCS policy: high-value packages (typically international quant or US-tech offers) are seen as unrepresentative of what a typical graduate signs, and the media coverage around them distorts student expectations.
Sources: IIT Delhi Office of Career Services press releases (Dec 2025 interim, Dec 2024 comparison, April 2025 UG update), NIRF 2026 institute submission (nirfindia.org). Hero image: Mahi Zahidi via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated: 19 June 2026.