Significance and implications of the ongoing placement blues at IITs

With the rise of the 'unplaced', getting into an IIT no longer guarantees a good career. What is the way out?

Across coaching centres as well as homes of adolescents, an often-heard war cry is: “Ek bar IIT chale jao, life set hai (once you join an IIT, you are guaranteed a good life).” Right now, many would be questioning that.

Getting into an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) is not easy. Of the 1,415,110 students who appeared in the JEE-Main 2024, less than 2 per cent would find a seat. The IIT acceptance rate is said to be lower than that of the famed MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA).

But now, in a turn of events, passing out