Students tense as old IITs start final placements

The Class of 2024 at the Indian Institutes of Technology is bracing itself for a relatively rough ride as the older IITs at Delhi, Bombay, Kanpur, Madras, Kharagpur, Roorkee, Guwahati and Varanasi officially start their final campus placements on Friday.

During previous hiring pullbacks, these premier tech institutes have remained more insulated than most. However, this year, in the shadow of a tech slowdown, there is an undercurrent of tension running across campuses.