Calcutta University has started its 2022 placement drive. 4 Electrical Engineering students from the 2018-22 batch were placed so far. Recruiters like CESC, L&T Infotech, Cognizant actively participated in the placement drive.

In the 2021 placement drive at Calcutta University campus, 8 Electrical Engineering students were hired.

During Calcutta University Placements 2020, around 71.30% of the students were placed. The median salary stood at INR 9.88 LPA for the students of PG 3 years programme. There were a total of 7490 students in the batch out of which 5340 students across UG & PG courses got placed.

Prominent recruiters of Calcutta University include Tata Consultancy Services, Genpact, Wipro, Cognizant, Accenture, Capgemini, HSBC, EY and many more.

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Calcutta University Placements 2022 Report

Particulars Placements Statistics (2019-20) Placements statistics (2020-21) Placements Statistics (2021-22)
Number of students graduating 7490 - -
Number of students placed 5340 8 4
Placement Percentage 71.30% (approx.) - -
Number of students opted out for higher studies 2150 - -
Median Salary INR 9.80 LPA  - -
Top recruiters Tata Consultancy Services, Genpact, Wipro, Cognizant, Accenture, Capgemini, HSBC, EY CESC, TCS Digital, LTI, Linde India CESC, Cognizant, L&T Infotech

The 2022 placement drive is in progress. Till now, 4 Electrical Engineering students were placed. 

During the 2021 placement drive, 8 Electrical Engineering students received job offers.

During the 2020 placement drive, nearly 71.30% of the total number of graduating students were placed. The number of students placed was 5340. 2150 students opted out for acquiring their higher studies.

Students receive placement opportunities from reputed recruiters like Tata Consultancy Services, Genpact, Wipro, Cognizant, Accenture, Capgemini, HSBC, EY and many more.

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Calcutta University Placements 2022 Company-wise

The below table represents the company-wise placements of the students:

Name of the Companies Number of Students Placed
CESC 1
Cognizant 2
L&T Infotech 1

During the placement drive, 2 students were hired by Cognizant. CESC and L&T Infotech hired one student each

Calcutta University Placements 2021 Company-wise

The below table shows the 2021 company-wise placements of Calcutta University Electrical Engineering students:

Name of the Companies Number of Students Placed
TCS 4
Linde India 2
LTI 1
CESC 1

During the 2021 placement drive, 4 students received job offers from TCS, 2 students received job offers from Line india. LTI & CESC hired one student each. 

Calcutta University Placements 2020 Course-wise

The below table represents the course-wise data of Calcutta University Placements:

Particulars UG PG PG-Integrated
Number of students in the batch 1148 6302 40
Number of students placed 798 4508 34
Placement percentage 69.51% 71.53% 85%
Number of students opted out for higher studies 350 1794 6

The placement percentage was the highest for the students of the PG Integrated course. The PG batch had the highest number of students compared to the other two courses.

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Calcutta University UG Placements 2020 

The below table shows the UG placements data of Calcutta University:

Particulars UG (3 year) UG ( 4 years) UG (5 Years)
Number of students graduating 716 314 118
Number of students placed 438 270 90
Number of students opted out for higher studies 278 44 28
Median salary INR 8.63 LPA  INR 8.85 LPA  INR 7.92 LPA

During Calcutta University UG Placements 2022, 438 students from 3 years UG programme, 270 students from 4 years UG programme & 90 students from 5 years UG programme were hired by reputed recruiters.

The median salary stood at INR 8.85 LPA for 4 years UG programme students, INR 8.63 LPA for 3 years UG programme students & INR 7.92 LPA for 5 years UG programme students.

Calcutta University UG Placements Year-wise Trends

The below graph represents the year-wise salary trends of Calcutta University UG Placements: 

UG year wise trend graph

As we can see in the above graph, median salary increases for all the UG programmes compared to past years.

The below table represents the Calcutta University UG Placements Year-wise Trends:

Particulars 2019-20 2018-19 2017-18
Number of students graduating  1148 580 902
Number of students placed 798 414 551
Number of students opted out for higher studies 350 166 351

The number of students placed increased by nearly 97.93% (approx.) compared to the previous year. This year, more students were selected for their higher studies compared to Placements 2019.

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Calcutta University PG Placements 2020  

The below table shows the PG placements highlights of Calcutta University:

Particulars PG (1 year) PG (2 years) PG (3 years)
Number of graduating students  187 6016 99
Number of students placed 155 4272 81
Placement percentage 82.89% 71.01% 81.82%
Number of students opted out for higher studies 32 1744 18
Median salary INR 4.98 LPA INR 8.68 LPA INR 9.88 LPA

During the 2020 PG placement drive at Calcutta University campus, 82.89% of the PG 1 year programme students, 71.01% of the PG 2 years programme students & 81.82% of the PG 3 years programme students were placed. 

The median salary stood at INR 4.98 LPA, INR 8.68 LPA & INR 9.88 LPA for the students of 1 year, 2 years & 3 years PG programmes respectively. 

Calcutta University PG Placements Year-wise Trends

The below graph represents the year-wise salary trends of the PG students:

PG Year wise Trend graph

The median salary increased for all the PG programmes compared to past years. The below table shows the year-wise trends of Calcutta University PG placements:

Particulars 2019-20 2018-19 2017-18
Number of students graduating  6302 6095 6040
Number of students placed 4508 4447 4753
Number of students opted out for higher studies 1794 1659 1187

The PG 2019-20 graduating batch comprised the number of students compared to the past two years. During the 2020 placement drive, the number of students placed increased from 4447 to 4508. 

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Calcutta University PG-Integrated Placements 2020

The below table represents the highlights of the placement drive:

Particulars Placements Statistics (2019-20)
Number of students in the batch 40
Number of students placed 34
Placement percentage 85%
Number of students opted out for higher studies 6
Median Salary INR 8.20 LPA

During the PG-Integrated placement drive, 34 students out of 40 graduating students got placed. 85% of the batch received job offers from reputed recruiters. 6 students were selected for the pursuing their higher studies.

The median salary of the PG Integrated course students stood at INR 8.20 LPA.

Calcutta University PG-Integrated Placements Year-wise Trends

The below table represents the year-wise trends of Calcutta University:

Particulars 2019-20 2018-19 2017-18
Number of students graduating  40 39 40
Number of students placed 34 34 32
Number of students opted out for higher studies 6 5 8
Median salary INR 8.20 LPA INR 7.72 LPA INR 7.56 LPA

The number of students placed stayed the same as it was last year. The median salary increased compared to the past years.

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Calcutta University Placements Top Recruiters

CESC TCS Cognizant
Linde India L&T Infotech Genpact
Wipro Capgemini HSBC
Accenture IBM Deloitte
Amazon EY Bandhan Bank

Calcutta University Alumni Domain-wise Split

The domain-wise split of alumni are mentioned below:

Alumni Domain wise split graph

The domain-wise distribution is the highest for the Business Development domain followed by Operations & Sales. 

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 Calcutta University Alumni Network

Name of the Organization Number of alumni
Tata Consultancy Services 1022
Genpact 444
Wipro 395
Cognizant 342
Accenture 264
Capgemini 261
HSBC 245
EY 210
Amazon 202
Deloitte 182
PwC Acceleration Centers 178
Bandhan Bank 174
IBM 157
PwC AC Kolkata 141
Flipkart 127

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Calcutta University Placements FAQs

Ques. Does Calcutta University give placements?

Ans. Yes, Calcutta University provides campus placements programmes conducted by the placement cell. During the 2020 placement drive, 5340 students were hired by reputed recruiters. 

Ques. How many students were placed in the recent placement drive of Calcutta University?

Ans. In Calcutta University Placements 2020, 5340 students were placed. Among them, 798 students were from UG programmes, 4508 students were from PG programmes & 34 students were from PG-Integrated programmes.

Ques. Which recruiters participate in Calcutta University Placements?

Ans. Reputed recruiters like Tata Consultancy Services, Genpact, Wipro, Cognizant, Accenture, Capgemini, HSBC, EY and many more participate in Calcutta University Placements.

Ques. What was the placement percentage of Calcutta University Placements 2020?

Ans. Around 71.30% of the graduating students were placed during Calcutta University Placements 2020.

Ques. How are the UG placements of Calcutta University?

Ans. During Calcutta University Placements 2020, 798 UG students were placed with a placement percentage of 69.51% (approximately). The median salary stood at INR 8.85 LPA for 4 years UG programme students, INR 8.63 LPA for 3 years UG programme students & INR 7.92 LPA for 5 years UG programme students.

Ques. What is the placement trend of Calcutta University?

Ans. According to the NIRF report, the salary packages are increasing every year. The placement percentage was 72.83% of the graduating students. But in 2020, 71.30% of the batch was placed.