Guwahati, Nov 14 (PTI) IIT-Guwahati on Monday said that it has registered an over 21 per cent increase in pre-placement offers during the current fiscal.

A total of 218 such offers have so far been received this year, against 179 during the entire 2021-22, it said in a statement.

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Pre-placement offers will continue to be made till the commencement of campus placements, which is scheduled for December 1, it added.

IIT-Guwahati director TG Sitharam said, "I am happy to see the significant increase in pre-placement offers this year. The pre-placement offers made this year shows the hard work of students has paid off well."

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A major factor behind this performance is the strong internship program, the statement said.

The highest pre-placement offers this year was Rs 1.20 crore as compared to Rs 56 lakh the previous year, the statement said.

The companies that made the highest number of pre-placement offers this year are Microsoft, Oracle, JP Morgan and Samsung Research-Bangalore.

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