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IITs Bar 22 Companies from Campus Recruitment for Two Years Over Unhonoured Job Offers
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Core Event
The All IITs Placement Committee (AIPC) will refuse cooperation with 22 firms for campus recruitment during the next two placement seasons. The firms failed to honour more than 150 job offers made to students graduating in 2026 across 23 Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs). The AIPC will inform the firms by September 30 that they are excluded from the IIT placement system for two years.
Background & Context
Campus hiring is the primary entry-level recruitment channel for IIT graduates. Previously, individual IITs dealt with offer withdrawals case-by-case. This year the AIPC acted as a single coordinating body, noting a rise in unfulfilled offers: “Last year, about 10-11 companies had not honoured offers. This year’s figure is the highest in recent years,” said John Jose, AIPC convenor and associate professor at IIT-Guwahati.
Data & Statistics
- Offers affected: >150 across 23 IITs.
- Companies involved: 22, including several startups and the U.S. software firm Oracle, which failed to honour around 40 offers.
- Withdrawals per firm: Some companies withdrew between 10-15 offers each.
- Student impact: Approximately 100 students were affected when the AIPC issued a warning in June.
- Cross-referral placements: An estimated 20-30 % of the affected students secured employment through CV circulation to existing recruiters.
Official Statements & Responses
The AIPC described the measure as “non-cooperation” rather than “blacklisting,” emphasizing its intent to protect the credibility of campus offers. Jose explained that the committee set a September 15 deadline for firms to onboard students to whom they had extended offers, and an earlier August 15 deadline for companies to either honour the offers or provide three months’ salary compensation.
Campus sources confirmed Oracle’s inclusion on the list but noted the company has not responded to inquiries. The AIPC is mitigating fallout by circulating displaced students’ CVs to other recruiters and urging those firms to consider the candidates for open positions.
Verbatim Quotes
- “Last year, about 10-11 companies had not honoured offers. This year’s figure is the highest in recent years,” — John Jose, IIT-Guwahati associate professor
- “We have made a decision that by September 30, we will write an email telling these companies that we are not going to be cooperating for recruitments for the next two years,” — John Jose
Impact & Mitigation
The non-cooperation policy aims to deter future offer withdrawals and reassure students that campus placements remain reliable. Centralising communication should streamline enforcement and reduce administrative burdens on individual institutes. The cross-referral effort has already helped a portion of displaced graduates, though placement offices lack a complete picture of how many students remain job-seeking.
What’s Next
- September 30 (scheduled): AIPC will send formal notification to the 22 firms.
- Upcoming placement cycles: Recruiter registrations typically begin in September, with final placements around December at older IITs and earlier at newer institutes. The two-year restriction will affect recruitment for the Classes of 2027 and 2028.