Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

What is the placement record at Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur?

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur recorded an average package of Rs 26.27 LPA in its Phase 1 of placements 2026, with 1,202 job offers from 250+ recruiters, of which 1,079 were accepted by students. In the previous fully reported cycle (2025), IIT Kanpur posted an average of Rs 29.10 LPA, a highest package of Rs 94.25 LPA, and a placement rate of 78.00%. The Phase 1 2026 drive also produced 15 international offers, and the final consolidated IIT Kanpur placement report for 2026 is yet to be officially released by the institute.

To put the institution in context, IIT Kanpur is ranked 4th in the NIRF 2025 Engineering category and is one of the original IITs, which is why recruiters across software, core engineering, finance and consulting return to its Students' Placement Office (SPO) every season. The numbers below tell THIS institute's story year by year rather than the IIT system as a whole.

Year-Wise Placement Statistics

The table below sets out Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur's headline placement figures across 2026, 2025, 2024 and 2023. It answers the most common aspirant question: how have the highest package, average package and placement percentage actually moved at IIT Kanpur over four years? Read each row as a single recruiting season; the 2026 row reflects only the Phase 1 drive because IIT Kanpur has not yet published its final 2026 report, so its highest package is shown as not yet released.

Two trends stand out for an applicant. First, IIT Kanpur's average package has climbed steadily from Rs 24.00 LPA in 2023 to Rs 29.10 LPA in 2025, signalling improving per-student value even when the headline highest package swings. Second, the very high figures (Rs 1.9 Cr in 2023 and 2024, Rs 94.25 LPA in 2025) are exceptional international or top-tier offers and are not representative of what a typical IIT Kanpur graduate earns; the average is the realistic benchmark to plan around.

Top Recruiters at Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur is recruited by a deep roster of global technology, finance and consulting firms, with 250+ companies in the 2026 Phase 1 drive alone and more than 300 visiting across a full season. The named recruiters below are drawn from verified IIT Kanpur placement reporting across 2023-2026.

Technology and Software

Microsoft, Google, Samsung, Qualcomm, Texas Instruments, Intel, TSMC, Adobe, Databricks, Fujitsu and Boeing have all recruited at IIT Kanpur. The strong semiconductor and chip-design presence (Qualcomm, Texas Instruments, TSMC, Intel) reflects the institute's traditional strength in electrical and electronics engineering, alongside pure software roles.

Finance, Banking and Quant

Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank, BlackRock, American Express, Mastercard, ICICI Bank and JP Morgan recruit quantitative, technology and analyst talent from IIT Kanpur, making finance one of the highest-paying destinations for its graduates.

Consulting, Core and Product

McKinsey & Company, Accenture, PwC, Airbus, Reliance Industries (RIL), Tata Projects, Meesho, Navi and EXL round out the consulting, core-engineering and new-economy product recruiters. The 2023 season alone saw Microsoft, RIL and Goldman Sachs among the institute's top recruiters.

Sector & Role-Wise Breakdown

IIT Kanpur's offers cluster into a handful of dominant sectors, and the spread explains why its average sits near Rs 26-29 LPA. The table below gives an indicative sector-wise view of where IIT Kanpur offers concentrate and the typical package band each sector pays; treat the shares as directional, since the institute publishes consolidated rather than exhaustive sector splits.

For applicants, the read-through is clear: software and product roles drive volume, while finance, quant and international offers drive the headline highest figures. Branch matters enormously here. In IIT Kanpur's B.Tech placements, Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) graduates averaged around Rs 52.80 LPA, well above the institute-wide average, while Electrical Engineering averaged about Rs 27.60 LPA, confirming CSE as the highest-paying branch.

Placement Trend Analysis

The trajectory at Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur is one of a rising average package against a fluctuating placement percentage. The average moved from Rs 24.00 LPA (2023) to Rs 26.27 LPA (2024) to Rs 29.10 LPA (2025), and the 2026 Phase 1 average of Rs 26.27 LPA confirms IIT Kanpur is holding firmly in the high-20s band even before later phases lift the final number.

The placement percentage tells a more cyclical story: 80.00% in 2023, dipping to 73.75% in 2024, recovering to 78.00% in 2025. This dip-and-recover pattern mirrors the broader 2023-2024 tech-hiring slowdown that affected campus recruitment across all IITs, followed by a 2025 rebound as software and finance hiring normalised. The exceptionally high ceilings of Rs 1.9 Cr (2023 and 2024) and Rs 94.25 LPA (2025) are individual international and quant offers and should be read as outliers, not the norm.

For the 2026 cycle, the 1,202 offers from 250+ recruiters with 1,079 acceptances and 15 international offers in Phase 1 alone is a strong opening signal. With Phase 2 and pre-placement-offer conversions still to be added, IIT Kanpur's final 2026 figures are expected to build on this base once the institute releases its official consolidated report.