IIT Madras Placements: 2,196 job offers, 538 students opt for higher studies, 76 launch startups

3 min readNew DelhiJun 17, 2026 10:22 AM IST

More than nine in 10 graduates from IIT Madras’s 2024-25 batch walked out with either a placement offer, a university admission, or a startup already in motion. According to the institute, of the 3,230 students who graduated this year, 2,196 secured campus placements, 538 opted for higher studies, 76 chose entrepreneurship, and 171 were preparing for competitive examinations.

Taken together, close to 92 per cent had charted a clear pathway, according to data released by the institute’s Career Pathway Centre (CPC). The CPC’s mandate extends beyond facilitating campus recruitment. It works with students across all career tracks — employment, higher education, entrepreneurship and government examinations — through industry engagement, professional skills training and mentoring, to support graduates regardless of which direction they choose after completing their degrees.

IIT Madras: Department-wise placement details

Computer Science and Engineering posted the highest participation rate at 99.53 per cent, followed by Electrical Engineering (97.86 per cent) and Management Studies (96.90 per cent). Nine departments in the IIT recorded above-90 per cent career placement results.

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Physics (95.42 per cent), Civil Engineering (94.14 per cent), Engineering Design (93.68 per cent), Mechanical Engineering (92.05 per cent), Aerospace Engineering (91.46 per cent), and Chemical Engineering (91.27 per cent) rounded out that group.

Below that threshold, the spread widened considerably. Applied Mechanics and Biomedical Engineering posted the lowest figure among all departments at 78.30 per cent, while Mathematics (80.49 per cent) and Biotechnology (82.46 per cent) also fell below the 85 per cent mark.

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Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, one of the institute’s newer programmes, recorded 83.33 per cent, while Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Humanities and Social Sciences, Chemistry and Ocean Engineering fell in the mid-to-upper 80s.

The complete department-wise overview below–

Department

Placement percentage

Computer Science and Engineering

99.53%

Electrical Engineering

97.86%

Management Studies

96.90%

Physics

95.42%

Civil Engineering

94.14%

Engineering Design

93.68%

Mechanical Engineering

92.05%

Aerospace Engineering

91.46%

Chemical Engineering

91.27%

Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

89.86%

Humanities and Social Sciences

89.47%

Chemistry

85.44%

Ocean Engineering

84.78%

Data Science and Artificial Intelligence

83.33%

Biotechnology

82.46%

Mathematics

80.49%

Applied Mechanics and Biomedical Engineering

78.30%

Meanwhile, the IIT Madras Zanzibar campus, earlier this month, awarded degrees to 46 international students from 12 countries in postgraduate programs. Officials, including India’s Foreign Secretary, attended. IIT Madras is expanding international admissions, partnerships, and student exchanges to strengthen its global presence and attract more students worldwide.