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IITs Impose Two-Year Non-Cooperation on 22 Companies Over Unhonored Job Offers
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Core Action: Coordinated Ban on Campus Recruitment
The All IITs Placement Committee (AIPC) has decided to bar 22 firms from participating in campus recruitment across the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) for the next two placement seasons. The measure follows the companies’ failure to honour more than 150 job offers made to students graduating in 2026. The AIPC will notify the firms of the decision by September 30.
Background & Context
Campus hiring is a primary entry-level pathway for IIT graduates. In previous years, individual IITs addressed unfulfilled offers on a case-by-case basis. Last year, about 10–11 companies were singled out for similar action. This year, the number of firms with unhonored offers rose sharply, prompting the AIPC to adopt a coordinated, system-wide response.
Scope of Affected Offers
- Number of firms: 22 companies, including several startups.
- Offers at stake: More than 150 offers across 23 IITs.
- Typical withdrawal size: Some firms withdrew between 10 and 15 offers each.
- Oracle case: Campus sources report that Oracle, a U.S. enterprise-software company, failed to honour approximately 40 offers and has not approached IITs for recruitment this year.
The AIPC had set a September 15 deadline for companies to onboard students to whom they had extended offers. Companies that missed this deadline triggered the non-cooperation sanction.
Official Statements & Responses
John Jose, associate professor at IIT-Guwahati and convenor of the AIPC, explained that the committee chose the term “non-cooperation” rather than “blacklisting” to describe the action. He noted that the decision aims to protect the credibility of the IIT placement system and to mitigate fallout for students whose offers were withdrawn.
The AIPC is also working to assist affected students. Placement offices have circulated the resumes of these graduates to firms that are still recruiting on campus, urging them to consider the candidates for open positions.
Impact on Students
- Cross-referral outcomes: Jose estimates that roughly 20–30 % of the affected graduates have secured jobs through the cross-referral effort.
- Data gaps: IIT placement offices lack a complete count of students still seeking employment, as some graduates find jobs off-campus or through personal networks without informing their institutes.
- Long-term concern: Maintaining an accurate employment record for graduates becomes increasingly difficult once they leave campus, a challenge highlighted by the AIPC.
Verbatim Quotes
- “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, iit-guwahati associate professor
- “Once students graduate, maintaining a complete record of their employment status becomes difficult,” — Jose. The AIPC's de
What’s Next
The AIPC will send formal notification to the 22 companies by September 30. The ban will remain in effect for the two upcoming placement cycles, after which the committee may reassess eligibility based on compliance. IITs will continue to share affected students’ profiles with active recruiters and monitor the broader hiring climate, which remains cautious amid global technology-sector restructuring.