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Monthly Coverage Dossier December 2018 IIT Madras A Campus of Choice Date: 2nd November 2018 Publication: The Hindu Tamil Edition: Chennai Page No: 3 Journalist: NA Headline: 130 Students of IIT-Madras Receive Pre-placement Offers Date: 1st November 2018 Publication: India Today Edition: Online Journalist: Harshita Pathak Professor: Prof Manu Santhanam Headline: IIT Madras observes elevation in PPOs yet again this year URL: http://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/news/story/iit-madras-ppos-1380159-2018-11-01 IIT Madras observes elevation in PPOs yet again this year Major recruiters are in Core and R&D sectors with Qualcomm and Samsung Research being the top recruiters. The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM) is an institute of national importance. The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM) is an institute of national importance. The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM) has observed an increase in pre-placement offers (PPOs) yet again this academic year of 2018- 19. As many as 130 students (excluding Department of Management Studies) of IIT Madras got PPOs against 114 in the preceding year. The Department of Management Studies (DOMS), IIT Madras, which coordinates its own internships and placements, also recorded an increase in PPOs during 2018-19. One of the principal reasons for this strong show in PPOs has been the robust internship program of IIT Madras, which helped students in getting internships at top-notch companies. Speaking about the reasons behind the increase in PPOs this year, Prof Manu Santhanam said, "Each year, we have regularly seen an increase in the number of PPOs. This is primarily because of increased interest to recruit students after internships. Companies have a better opportunity to gauge the candidates during the 6 - 10 week internships as compared to a 30-minute interview." Pre- placement offers at IIT Madras: The internships are facilitated through an Institute-coordinated process. The constant increase in PPOs is the result of excellent performance of students during the internships. Prof Manu Santhanam, Advisor, Training and Placement, IIT Madras, said, "The good number of PPOs is hopefully indicative of a strong placement season. The steady increase over the years in PPOs also points to the value placed by recruiters on the internship program." Pre-placement offers at IIT Madras: Recent Years Year 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 PPOs 69 73 114 130 Major sectors that offered PPOs during 2018-19: Core and R&D: 61 per cent Analytics, Consulting and Finance: 19 per cent FMCG (Fast-Moving Consumer Goods): 14 per cent Information Technology: 6 per cent Companies that offered the highest number of PPOs: Qualcomm: 19 Samsung Research (Noida, Delhi, Bangalore combined): 16 Microsoft: 9 Goldman Sachs: 8 ITC Ltd: 7 PPO from Start-ups (Aether Energy): 1 Pre-placement offers at Department of Management Studies (DOMS): Recent years Year 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 PPOs* 8 16 19 22 * Exclusive of IIT Madras PPOs Major Recruiters from DOMS, IIT Madras: The major recruiters include companies like Accenture, VIP Industries, Dell, Ford, Amazon, IBM, Tiger Analytics, Royal Bank of Scotland, Wipro and Fresh Works besides Titan and Crisil. Speaking about the placement process at DOMS, Prof Usha Mohan, Placement Coordinator, DoMS, IIT Madras, said, "A good number of companies visiting our Department do provide pre-placement offers to our students during their summer internships." She added, "We constantly strive to invite and work with firms that offer challenging projects and multiple job profiles to our students. We also support MSMEs and non-profit firms through our departmental initiatives." Students also got to work on social organisations such as Rural Technology Action Group (RuTAG) and Government projects (from Madhya Pradesh) as a part of the summer internship programmes. Date: 5th November 2018 Publication: Hindustan Times Edition: Pune/Mumbai Page No: 9 Journalist: Shreya Bhandary Professor: Prof Manu Santhanam Headline: Pre-placement offers spike across IITs URL: https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai-news/pre-placement-offers-spike-across-iits/story-AyZ8ETqzSQm6FAIFljg6uK.htm Date: 4th November 2018 Publication: The Economic Times Edition: Mumbai / Delhi / Pune / Bangalore / Hyderabad / Chennai / Kolkata / Kochi / Ahmedabad / Chandigarh Page no.: 12 Journalist: Ishani Duttagupta Professor: Prof R Nagarajan Headline: Finding foreign fellows URL://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/66492918.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cpp l Date: 6th November 2018 Publication: The New Indian Express Edition: Bangalore / Kochi Page No: 12 Journalist: Sumi Sukanya Dutta Headline: IITs see rise in PPOs as placement season nears URL: http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2018/nov/06/iits-see-rise-in-ppos-as-placement-season-nears-1894756.html Date: 17th November 2018 Publication: The Times of India -Chennai Times Edition: Chennai Page No: 4 Journalist: Purnima Shah Professor: Prof Ligy Philip Headline: TN’s green campuses URL: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/spotlight/tns-green-campuses/articleshow/66652738.cms Date: 26th November 2018 Publication: The Indian Express Edition: Mumbai/Pune/Hyderabad/Kolkata/Kochi/Ahemdabad Page No: 3 Journalist: Ritika Chopra Professor: Prof D Karunagaran Headline: In Century Of Biology, IITs Make Space For Life Science URL: https://indianexpress.com/article/education/tracking-change-in-century-of-biology-iits-make-space-for-life-science-5464197/ Date: 26th November 2018 Publication: Hindustan Times Edition: Mumbai/Pune Page No: 12 Journalist: NA Professor: Prof Manu Santhanam Headline: IITs to US Date: 27th November 2018 Publication: The Hindu Business Line Edition: Chennai / Delhi / Mumbai / Pune / Bangalore / Hyderabad / Ahmedabad / Chandigarh/Kolkata/Kochi Page No: 15 Journalist: NA Headline: IIT-M set for a strong placement season URL: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/education/iit-m-set-for-strong-placement-season/article25599406.ece Date: 27th November 2018 Publication: The Hindu Edition: Chennai Page No: 3 Journalist: Sangeetha Kandavel Professor: Prof Manu Santhanam Headline: IIT-M draws global players for placement season URL: https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/iit-m-draws-global-players-for-placement-season/article25601418.ece Date: 26th November 2018 Publication: The Financial Express Edition: Delhi/Mumbai Bangalore/Chennai/Kochi Page No: 4 Journalist: NA Professor: Prof Manu Santhanam Headline: IIT-M set for big placement sees participation of Bain Nomura among top players Date: 27th November 2018 Publication: NDTV Edition: Online Journalist: NA Professor: Prof Manu Santhanam Headline: IIT Madras Placement 2018: 326 Firms Register For Phase I Beginning On December 1 URL: https://www.ndtv.com/education/iit-madras-placement-2018-process-from-december-1-microsoft-goldman-sachs-intel-citibank- qualcomm-ba-1953594 IIT Madras Placement 2018: 326 Firms Register For Phase I Beginning On December 1 The first phase of IIM Madras campus recruitment for 2018-19 will be held between December 1 and CHENNAI: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras is all set for this year's placement season, scheduled to begin on December 1, 2018. Till today, as many as 326 companies have registered for more than 490 job profiles for Phase I, compared to about 270 companies in the whole of last year for the same period. The first phase of IIT Madras campus recruitment for 2018-19 will be held between December 1 and December 8, 2018 with a break of one day (December 5, 2018). An IIT Madras statement said about 34 percent of the recruiters are from Core Engineering / Research and Development sector, 21 percent from Finance / Analytics / Consulting sectors, and 32 percent from the IT sector with the rest from other sectors. During the placement season, the Institute will host more than 50 start-ups this year. IIT Madras To Set Up Joint Research Centre With Japanese Manufacturing Firms With 130 Pre-Placement Offers (PPOs) this year (2018-19), the institute recorded a 20 percent increase in PPOs, which comes from internships. Speaking about this year's Placement Season, Prof Manu Santhanam, Advisor, Training and Placement, IIT Madras, said, "The number of recruiters coming to campus has seen an upswing this year, which is clearly an indicator of the growing perception about the quality of students coming from IIT Madras, in addition to our consistently top rank in NIRF." More than 1,300 students have registered for placements across different study streams and departments this year. The number is expected to increase as more Research Scholars become eligible (this happens as and when they achieve a specific target in their research programme). About 30 students have opted for deferred placements as they are either pursuing Start-up ventures or planning to apply for higher studies. Prominent first-time companies this year include Bain & Company, Nomura, Ather Energy, and Jaguar Land Rover. Electronic Health Pill Innovation For Cardiac Care Wins 'Accenture Innovation Challenge' 2018 Traditional recruiters such as Microsoft, Goldman Sachs, BCG, Intel, Citibank, Qualcomm, Bajaj, General Electric are coming to IIT Madras for recruitment this year as well. As many as 23 companies have advertised international profiles, most of which are for positions in Asian countries such as Japan, Singapore, and Taiwan, along with the U.S. as well. An interesting trend in this academic year (2018-19) is the increased number of