Archive · 3 Dec 2025
IITs Blacklist Companies Amid Record Placements
The Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) have blacklisted over 20 companies for not keeping their promises to students.
These companies either took back job offers or gave lower salaries than they initially promised.
The IITs looked at the past records of these companies and found that some had done this before.
Now, the placement teams are trying to talk to the senior management of these companies to fix the problem.
This is to make sure that students get the jobs and salaries they were promised.
Meanwhile, IIT Kanpur had a very successful start to their placement season, with 672 job offers on the first day, which is the highest number ever.
This includes offers from companies outside India and offers that students got from their internships.
IITs have blacklisted over 20 companies for revoking job offers and reducing salary packages.
IIT Kanpur recorded 672 job offers on the first day of the 2025–26 placement season, a 16% increase over last year.
Pre-Placement Offers (PPOs) saw a significant 20% rise, with 253 offers, a 27% increase over the last year.
Nine students secured overseas job offers.
Placement teams are engaging with senior management to address the issue of revoked offers.
- Who
- Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and over 20 companies
- What
- Blacklisting of companies for revoking job offers and record placements
- When
- 2025–26 placement season, December 1
- Where
- India
- Why
- To address the issue of companies revoking job offers and reducing salary packages, and to report on the success of the placement season
- Institutions
- Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs)
- Action Taken
- Blacklisted over 20 companies
- Reason
- Revoking job offers and reducing salary packages
- Involved Parties
- Placement teams and senior management of companies
- Past Records
- Some companies have a history of rescinding offers
- Placement Season
- 2025–26
- Day 1 Offers
- 672
- Increase Over Last Year
- 16%
- PPOs
- 253
- Overseas Offers
- 9
Sources
IITs Blacklist Over 20 Companies for Revoking Job Offers
IIT placements bring startups into a hiring war with the bigwigs, who wins?
Record 672 job offers on day 1 of IIT Kanpur’s placement season 2025–26
IIT Kanpur Sets New Day-1 Placement Record With 672 Offers For 2025-26