10 offer letters for IIT-Madras students in 1st placement round today

EXL Services, Goldman Sachs, Microsoft among lead recruiters

Analytics, finance and consulting jobs dominated the first day of campus placement in the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT-M), followed by core sectors and research and development.

Around 41 per cent of the offers were from the analytics, finance and consulting segments, while 32 per cent of them came from core and research and development (R&D) sectors. The information technology (IT) and fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) sectors accounted for 25 per cent and 2 per cent respectively.

Among the recruiting firms were EXL Services, Goldman Sachs, Microsoft and Samsung Research Institute, Bengaluru, offered more than 10 offer letters during the