NIT Puducherry Placements 2025: Highest & Average Package, Top Recruiters

NIT Puducherry placements for the 2025-26 recruitment cycle have shown steady engagement from industry despite a competitive job market. The NIT Puducherry placement cell (Training and Placement Office) coordinates the institution’s annual placement drive by preparing students through workshops, mock interviews, aptitude sessions, and industry interface events before inviting companies to campus for recruitment. The placement process at NIT Puducherry starts with student registration, followed by pre-placement talks, written tests (if any), technical interviews, and HR rounds.

In the NIT Puducherry placements for 2025-26, more than 50 recruiters visited the campus, and over 160 students secured job offers across BTech, MTech and MSc programmes. The recruitment season recorded a solid placement percentage especially for the BTech batch, reflecting strong industry interest in core and technology roles. The NIT Puducherry average package offered in 2025-26 was competitive against previous years, and the NIT Puducherry highest package showcased the institute’s ability to attract good offers for specialised branches.

The following table summarises core placement metrics that students most commonly seek.

The NIT Puducherry average package offered in 2025 during the placement drive stood at Rs 9.63 LPA, recorded predominantly for the MTech ECE programme. This figure shows a strong trend for postgraduate students in core and specialised roles, while BTech courses also witnessed competitive average packages close to the institute’s historical norms.

When compared with previous years, though the NIT Puducherry average package differs across programmes, there is a clear consistency in providing solid baseline packages for industry-ready students. For instance, earlier average packages for BTech and MTech varied but hovered around mid-to-high single digits as students leveraged domain skills and training support from the placement cell.

The NIT Puducherry highest package offered in 2025 stood at Rs 23 LPA, secured by the MTech ECE programme. This top package reflects opportunities in competitive technology and engineering sectors for students from specialised postgraduate streams.

Comparatively, past data has shown similar or slightly higher highest packages in earlier cycles, reflecting the dynamic nature of placement peaks depending on recruiter specifics such as product firms, consulting roles, or high-demand technical roles. For instance, previous placements recorded competitive highs across both undergraduate and postgraduate streams—underlining NIT Puducherry’s capability to attract strong offers despite market conditions.

During the NIT Puducherry placement drive, a diverse set of companies from core engineering, IT services, consulting, analytics and product domains actively recruit from the campus. These organisations typically participate in pre-placement presentations, technical tests, and multiple interview rounds to select candidates for full-time roles.

Here is a snapshot of some of the top recruiters that have participated in recent NIT Puducherry placements: