IIT Roorkee First Data Science and AI BTech Batch Gets 100% Placement
First BTech batch from IIT Roorkee in Data Science and AI has achieved 100% placement with students getting jobs in top companies across technology, finance, and research sectors.Read this article to get complete details.
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IIT Roorkee has reported a strong placement result for the first graduating batch of its BTech programme in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence. The batch achieved 100 per cent placement with students receiving job offers from leading companies in technology, finance, analytics and research. The development is being seen as an important milestone for the institute push into future focused engineering education. It also highlights the growing demand for graduates trained in artificial intelligence, machine learning and data driven problem solving. As industries continue to invest in digital transformation, specialised programmes like this are attracting attention from both recruiters and students looking for high growth career options.Read the article to know the top recruiters.
Top Recruiters Hire Across AI, Software and Finance Roles
Students from the first batch received opportunities at several well-known organisations, including Amazon, Microsoft, Goldman Sachs, Qualcomm, Salesforce, Samsung Research, Databricks, Barclays, Visa and Warner Bros. Discovery. The roles offered were spread across software engineering, data science, machine learning research, product development and quantitative finance. A mix of roles shows that the programme has prepared students for different roles for the job market than limiting them to a single career path. The placement performance also reflects the change in hiring pattern in India and abroad. Employers are now looking for engineers who not only understand coding and systems but can also work with data and build intelligent models to solve business problems using AI tools. For students this creates broader career opportunities and better long term growth.For institutes it reinforces the value of launching modern courses that match industry needs more closely.
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IIT Roorkee Strengthens AI Education with Industry Focused Learning
The success of the first batch has added weight to IIT Roorkee strategy of building AI capability at the undergraduate level. The institute’s Data Science and AI school was created to prepare students for real world applications of emerging technologies and the latest placement outcome suggests that the approach is working. The programme appears to have built a strong bridge between academic learning and market expectations.
The positive trend is not limited to final placements alone. Students from other undergraduate batches have also secured internships with major companies such as Google, Microsoft, Adobe, Goldman Sachs, Salesforce, Mastercard, Samsung, Databricks and Expedia. Several of these internship opportunities were later converted into pre-placement offers, giving the programme even more credibility.
For engineering aspirants this achievement sends a clear message. Courses focused on artificial intelligence and data science are no longer experimental options but serious career pathways with strong placement potential. With its first batch setting a high benchmark IIT Roorkee has now positioned itself as one of the key names in AI led engineering education in India.
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