Monthly Coverage Dossier November 2019 IIT Madras is a campus of choice for high ranking JEE students Date: 8th November 2019 Publication: The Hindu Edition: Chennai Page No: 2 Journalist: R. Sujatha Professor: Prof. CS Shankar Ram Headline: IIT-M placements to begin on Dec. 1 URL: https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/iit-m-placements-to-begin-on- dec-1/article29913704.ece Date: 11th November 2019 Publication: The Quint Edition: Online Journalist: Vikram Venkateswaran Headline: IIT-M Placements Begin on 1 December URL: https://www.thequint.com/news/india/chennai-news-top-headlines-2 IIT-M Placements Begin on 1 December The first session of the placement season at the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT- M) will begin on 1 December. Last year, the institute had witnessed an increase in offers in the field of data analytics. Besides, there were at least three major companies that had visited the campus for the first time. At the end of October, the institute saw 222 companies registering for the 2019-20 placement season. Last year, at the same time, as many as 224 companies had registered, said C S Shankar Ram, advisor (training and placement). So far, 1,240 students have registered for placements, he added. Last year, when the placement session began on December 1, as many as 326 firms and 1,300 candidates had registered. Date: 26th November 2019 Publication: The Hindu Edition: Chennai Page No: 2 Journalist: NA Professor: Prof. Manu Santhanam, Prof. C. S. Shankar Ram Headline: IIT-M students bag more pre-placement offers this year URL: https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/iit-m-students-bag-more-pre- placement-offers-this-year/article30082939.ece Date: 26th November 2019 Publication: The Hindu Business Line Edition: Delhi / Mumbai / Ahmedabad / Chennai / Kolkata /Kochi Page No: 13 Journalist: NA Professor: Prof. C S Shankar Ram and Prof. Manu Santhanam Headline: Huge pre-placement offers witnessed in IIT-Madras URL: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/education/huge-pre-placement- offers-witnessed-in-iit-madras/article30076124.ece Date: 26th November 2019 Publication: NDTV Edition: Online Journalist: Shihabudeen Kunju S Professor: Prof. Manu Santhanam and Prof. C. S. Shankar Ram Headline: IIT Madras Students' Pre-Placement Offers Witness Increase URL: https://www.ndtv.com/education/iit-madras-students-pre-placement-offers-ppos- witness-increase-2138280 IIT Madras Students' Pre-Placement Offers Witness Increase Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras students continued their strong show in pre- placement with offers increasing yet again during 2019-20 compared with the preceding academic year. As many as 158 students have secured pre-placement offers or PPOs (as of November 22 2019) as against 135 during entire 2018-19 academic year. One of the principal reasons for this, according to a statement from the IIT Madras, has been the robust internship program, which results in students getting to intern in companies that are large recruiters. Internships are facilitated through an Institute-coordinated process. The constant increase in PPOs is the result of excellent performance of students during the internships, the statement said. A total of 1,334 students have registered for placements for the Academic Year 2019-20. The total number of companies registered for Phase I of Placements is 170. They will be recruiting for a total of 322 profiles, including 35 international profiles. As many as 54 startups are also coming for recruitment. Speaking about the increase in PPOs this year, Prof. Manu Santhanam and Prof. C. S. Shankar Ram, Advisors (Training and Placement), IIT Madras, said, "The trend of increasing PPOs through our internship program continues this year. This hopefully is a harbinger of a strong placement season." On the day 1 (August 11 2019) of internship drive, 20 companies visited the campus and a record number of Internship offers (147 offers) were made, which was 60 per cent more than what was offered on day 1 last year. Highlighting the importance of Internships to Campus Placements in IIT Madras, Prof. Ravi Kumar, Advisor (Internships), IIT Madras, said, "Since the creation of the internship cell in 2014 the number of PPOs has continuously increased. It is obvious that internship provides an opportunity for both the employers and the students to know each, understand the requirements and if companies do feel good about the students who worked as interns, they are likely to be offered PPOs the following year." "Hence, the increase in PPOs is a direct consequence of an effective internship program. From this year, we have extended the services of the internship cell to MTech students as well and process has been formalised. The entire internship team did a wonderful job in achieving this," Prof Kumar added. Date: 26th November 2019 Publication: The Economic Times Edition: Online Journalist: Anjali Venugopala Professor: Prof. Ravi Shankar Headline: Number of pre-placement offers up for 5th straight year at IIT Madras URL: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/jobs/number-of-pre-placement-offers-up- for-5th-straight-year-at-iit-madras/articleshow/72224633.cms Number of pre-placement offers up for 5th straight year at IIT Madras Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras students continued their strong show in pre- placement with offers increasing yet again during 2019-20 compared with the preceding academic year. As many as 158 students have secured pre-placement offers or PPOs (as of November 22 2019) as against 135 during entire 2018-19 academic year. One of the principal reasons for this, according to a statement from the IIT Madras, has been the robust internship program, which results in students getting to intern in companies that are large recruiters. Internships are facilitated through an Institute-coordinated process. The constant increase in PPOs is the result of excellent performance of students during the internships, the statement said. A total of 1,334 students have registered for placements for the Academic Year 2019-20. The total number of companies registered for Phase I of Placements is 170. They will be recruiting for a total of 322 profiles, including 35 international profiles. As many as 54 startups are also coming for recruitment. Speaking about the increase in PPOs this year, Prof. Manu Santhanam and Prof. C. S. Shankar Ram, Advisors (Training and Placement), IIT Madras, said, "The trend of increasing PPOs through our internship program continues this year. This hopefully is a harbinger of a strong placement season." On the day 1 (August 11 2019) of internship drive, 20 companies visited the campus and a record number of Internship offers (147 offers) were made, which was 60 per cent more than what was offered on day 1 last year. Highlighting the importance of Internships to Campus Placements in IIT Madras, Prof. Ravi Kumar, Advisor (Internships), IIT Madras, said, "Since the creation of the internship cell in 2014 the number of PPOs has continuously increased. It is obvious that internship provides an opportunity for both the employers and the students to know each, understand the requirements and if companies do feel good about the students who worked as interns, they are likely to be offered PPOs the following year." "Hence, the increase in PPOs is a direct consequence of an effective internship program. From this year, we have extended the services of the internship cell to MTech students as well and process has been formalised. The entire internship team did a wonderful job in achieving this," Prof Kumar added. Date: 26th November 2019 Publication: Deccan Herald Edition: Chennai Page No: 7 Journalist: NA Professor: Prof. C S Shankar Ram and Prof. Manu Santhanam Headline: Huge placement offers in IIT-Madras Date: 26th November 2019 Publication: The New Indian Express Edition: Chennai Page No: 2 Journalist: NA Headline: Internships boost pre-placement offers URL: https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2019/nov/25/iit-madras- witnesses-huge-pre-placement-offers-2066853.html Date: 26th November 2019 Publication: Yahoo News Edition: Online Journalist: NA Professor: Prof. C S Shankar Ram and Prof. Manu Santhanam Headline: Huge pre-placement offers witnessed in IIT-Madras URL: https://in.news.yahoo.com/huge-pre-placement-offers-witnessed-100444219.html Huge pre-placement offers witnessed in IIT-Madras Several multinational companies such as Qualcomm, Samsung and Intel have made pre- placement offers (PPOs) to students of IIT-Madras here, making it as the highest ever in recent years. Qualcomm has made the PPOs to 23 candidates while Samsung Research, AB Inbev and Texas Instruments made eight each and Intel seven, IIT-Madras said on Monday. The major sectors covered include core and research and development - 41 per cent, analytics, consulting and finance 25 per cent, fast moving consumer goods four per cent, Information Technology 21 per cent and other sectors nine per cent, a press release from IIT-Madras said. As many as 158 students have secured PPOs as against 135 in 2018-19, the release said. A total of 1,334 students has registered for placements for 2019-20 and the total number of companies registered for Phase-I of placements is 170. The companies would be looking at 322 profiles, including 35 from overseas, and 54 start- ups have also registered for the recruitment process, it said. 'The trend of increasing PPOs through our internship programme continues this year. This, hopefully, is a harbinger of a strong placement season', IIT-Madras professor C S Shankar Ram and professor Manu Santhanam said. Date: 26th November 2019 Publication: Deccan Herald Edition: Bangalore Page No: 7 Journalist: NA Professor: Prof. C S Shankar Ram and Prof. Manu Santhanam Headline: Huge placement offers in IIT-Madras Date: 26th November 2019 Publication: Business Standard Edition: Online Journalist: Gireesh Babu Professor: Prof.