IIT Kharagpur placements: More than 215 companies participated in the hiring process that saw contribution of firms from across sectors like software, analytics, consulting, core engineering, and banking and finance

From the 998 offers, including that of 167 pre-placement, there were 34 international offers from 17 companies

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IIT Guwahati, IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Madras and IIT Hyderabad saw some of the highest student suicides in the past five years

IIT placements: Around six students have bagged an annual salary of Rs 1 crore at IIT Kharagpur, while 57 students have received offers of over Rs 30 lakh per annum each

Kotak Mahindra, Axis Bank hiring: Axis Bank said that it would hire more than 2,300 fresh graduates. Out of that, 2,000 would be for entry-level roles

IIT Hyderabad saw 53 offers by 15 companies. The institute also received six international offers from companies TSMC, SMS DataTech and NTT-AT

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At IIT Bombay, the highest offers apart from Microsoft included those of Amsterdam-based proprietary trading firm Optiver and Uber's Rs 1.02 crore

IIT Madras Placement Season: There was a marked increase from 85 job offers during session 1 of last year at IIT-Madras

To cater to the business needs of the new-age manager, B-schools are busy experimenting with a mix of offerings other than just adding electives

150th Gandhi Jayanti: PM Modi is expected to announce ban on single-use plastic paving the way for India to become free of it by 2022.

'May Almighty bless him with a long and healthy life,' PM Modi said.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the 56th annual convocation at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras on Monday. PM Modi said that the innovation, aspiration and application of technology by IIT students will fuel India's $5 trillion economy. He also urged the IIT graduates to think how their work, innovations and research could help a fellow Indians. Watch the video for more.

PM Modi at IIT Madras: He said that no matter where they work or live, they should also keep in mind the needs of the motherland.

The proposal came during the IIT Council meeting held on Friday. The proposal said contribution of 1 per cent by ex-IITians for their alma mater would enhance revenue and boost growth and development of the 23 IITs