Despite the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic and the resulting standstill in employment, the placement process for Phase 1 at IIT Guwahati ensued from December 1 2020 through a completely virtual mode. The highest domestic package offered this year is Rs 70 Lakh compared to Rs 52 Lakh received last year. In addition, so far, 4 international offers have been grabbed by the students. By the end of Day 2 (December 2, 2020), the total number of offers made by companies have reached 486. The above numbers are inclusive of 133 Pre-Placement Offers (PPOs).

Close to 128 Companies have participated in the campus placement in the first two days. Companies like Google, Microsoft, Goldman Sachs, Qualcomm, Texas Instruments, Adobe, Oracle, Walmart, Bajaj, American Express, Uber, Accenture Japan, MTX, PhonePe, Jaguar, Mercedes, JP Morgan, Amazon, SAP, Cisco, EXL, Intel, Sprinklr, Cleartax, Axis Bank, SocGen, Flipkart and many more have participated in the placement process so far. Under the leadership and guidance of Professor T G Sitharam, Director IIT Guwahati, the placement team is leaving no stone unturned in ensuring smooth placements for the students of the institute.