About 80.70 per cent students of Rajiv Gandhi University Knowledge Technologies (RGUKT) Nuzvid IIIT got placements in 2021-22, said University Chancellor Prof KC Reddy.
Out of 866 engineers registered with various firms, 699 secured placements, of which 433 were girls and 266 were boys, the chancellor said at a placement success meet held on the campus on Friday.
Nuzvid IIIT Director GVR Srinivasa Rao said 61 companies, including reputed firms from across the world, conducted the recruitment drive on the campus.
“The annual packages offered to the selected students are in the range of ₹2.70 lakh to ₹5.40 lakh,” said Srinivasa Rao.
The Director said that in the Department of Electronics and Computer Science (ECE), 95% of students secured placements, while 90% of Computer Science Engineering (CSE) students and 61% of Chemical and Computer Engineering students were recruited.
Nuzvid IIIT Placement Officer Dr. Nagarjuna Devi said that 18 more firms will conduct placement drives in the university.
Dean (Educationalist) D. Shravani, Administrative Officer Pradeep and Heads of Departments lauded the students for getting jobs in reputed companies.