IIT internship placements defy Covid-19 impact with international offers

IIT Delhi, which recently concluded the first phase of the internship hiring process with over 300 offers, saw international training offers from Hong Kong, South Korea and the US

From international offers to stipends matching almost last year’s, the ongoing internship hiring process at the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) hint at better placements ahead, despite the Covid-19 pandemic.

For instance, IIT Delhi, which recently concluded the first phase of the internship hiring process for the academic year 2020-21 with over 300 offers, saw international training offers from Hong Kong, South Korea and the US. So far, over 150 organisations have registered for the current internship hiring season, the final phase of which will commence in January 2021.

The selection processes for the exercise were conducted seamlessly in an online mode