JNU successfully completed its 2021 placement drive. The median salary of the PG students, which stood at INR 8 LPA in 2021, increased by 1.91% compared to the previous year. A total of 126 JNU students from UG & PG courses were hired by reputed recruiters.

Past recruiters of JNU include SIEMENS, Ramco, Sapient, Samsung, Quark, Oracle, Optum, McKinsey & Company, Legato, Adobe, Amazon, Genpact and many more.

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JNU Placements 2021 Highlights

Particulars Placements Statistics (2020-21)
Number of students graduating 1249
Number of students placed 136
Number of students opted for higher studies 502
Median salary INR 8 LPA
Top recruiters SIEMENS, Ramco, Sapient, Samsung, Quark, Oracle

There were a total of 1249 JNU students graduating in 2021. 136 among them, got placed during the placement drive. 502 students opted out for higher studies. The median salary for the PG students stood at INR 8 LPA.

Reputed recruiters like SIEMENS, Ramco, Sapient, Samsung, Quark, Oracle etc visit the campus during JNU Placements.

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JNU Placements 2021 Course-wise

The below table represents the placement data of UG & PG students:

Particulars UG PG (2 Years) PG (3 Years)
Number of students graduating  320 918 11
Number of students opted for higher studies 282 219 1
Number of students placed 28 98 10
Median salary INR 6 LPA INR 8 LPA INR 8 LPA

During the placement drive, 28 UG students, 98 PG (2 years programme) students & 10 PG (3 years programme) students were placed. The median salary stood at INR 8 LPA for the PG students & INR 6 LPA for the UG students.

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JNU UG Placements 2021

The below table shows the UG placement data of JNU:

Particulars UG
Number of students graduating  320
Number of students opted for higher studies 282
Number of students placed 28
Median salary INR 6 LPA

Among the 320 UG students, 282 students opted out for higher studies. 28 students received job offers. The median salary stood at INR 6 LPA for the UG students.

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JNU UG Placements Year-wise Trends

The below graph shows the year-wise median salary of JNU UG Placements:

UG year wise trend graph

As we can see in the above graph, the median salary remained the same as it was in 2020. It stood at INR 6.3 LPA in Placements 2019, INR 6 LPA in Placements 2020 & 2021.

The below table represents the detailed analysis of UG Placements year-wise Trends:

Particulars 2020-21 2019-20 2018-19
Number of students graduating 320 310 261
Number of students placed 28 20 22
Number of students opted out for higher studies 282 290 240
Median salary INR 6 LPA INR 6 LPA INR 6.3 LPA

This year, the highest number of UG students were placed compared to the previous years. 28 students were placed in 2021, 20 students were placed in 2020 & 22 students were placed in 2019. 

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JNU PG Placements 2021

The below table shows the PG placement data of JNU:

Particulars PG (2 years) PG ( 3 years)
Number of students graduating  918 11
Number of students opted for higher studies 219 1
Number of students placed 98 10
Median salary INR 8 LPA INR 8 LPA

During the placement drive, a total of 108 PG students were placed. Among them, 98 students were from the 2 years PG programme & 10 students were from the 3 years PG programme. The median salary stood at INR 8 LPA for the PG students.

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JNU PG Placements Year-wise Trends

The below graph shows the year-wise median salary of JNU UG Placements:

PG year wise trend graph

The median salary increased in 2021 for both the PG programmes. The below table shows the detailed analysis of the PG placements year-wise trends:

Particulars 2020-21 2019-20 2018-19
PG ( 2 years) PG (3 years) PG ( 2 years) PG (3 years) PG ( 2 years) PG (3 years)
Number of students graduating 918 11 895 9 925 11
Number of students placed 98 10 89 8 95 11
Number of students opted out for higher studies 219 1 301 1 238 -
Median salary INR 8 LPA INR 8 LPA INR 7.85 LPA INR 6.95 LPA INR 7.99 LPA INR 7 LPA

The highest number of students were placed in 2021 compared to the past two years. Number of graduating students also increased in 2021 compared to Placements 2020.

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JNU Placements Top Recruiters

The below table shows the names of the top recruiting companies who participate in the placement drive:

SIEMENS Sapient Samsung Oracle
OPTUM New Gen Wipro McKinsey & Company
Adobe Amazon Genpact Infosys
Maruti Suzuki IBM Google HCL Technologies
Global Logic Accenture HP Tata Consultancy Services

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JNU Alumni Network

Name of the Organizations Number of Alumni
Jawaharlal Nehru University 439
Indian Army 145
Govt. of India 125
Amazon 96
Delhi University 80
Government of India 72
JNU 65
Self Employed 35
Genpact 34
Tata Consultancy Services 29
EY 27
Indian Administrative Services (IAS), Government of India 27
Ministry of Defense, India 24
Accenture 23
Oracle 22

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JNU Placements FAQs

Ques. Does JNU have any placement cell?

Ans. JNU has an active placement that conducts training & placement programmes for the students every year. The placement cell acts as a holistic platform to connect potential candidates with companies.

Ques. How are placements at JNU?

Ans. In the recent placement drive of JNU, the 2020-21 UG & PG batches participated. A total of 136 students were placed. The median salary stood at INR 8 LPA for the PG students & INR 6 LPA for the UG students.

Ques. What are the salary packages offered during JNU Placements?

Ans. In the 2021 placement drive at JNU campus, the median salary stood at INR 6 LPA for the UG students & INR 8 LPA for the PG students.

Ques. Which recruiters participated in JNU Placements?

Ans. Reputed recruiters like SIEMENS, Ramco, Sapient, Samsung, Quark, Oracle, Optum, McKinsey & Company, Legato, Adobe, Amazon, Genpact and many more visited the campus during JNU Placements.

Ques. How many students were placed during JNU Placements?

Ans. 136 students were placed during JNU Placements 2021. Among them, 108 PG students & 28 UG students were placed. 

Ques. What are the trends of JNU Placements?

Ans. In 2021, 136 students were placed & the median salary stood at INR 8 LPA for the PG students & INR 6 LPA for the UG students. In 2020, 117 students were placed & the median salary stood at INR 6 LPA for the UG students. In 2019, 128 students were placed.