IIT Bombay Sees Placement Rate Dip to 70% with Average Salary Rising Over 10%
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IIT Bombay Sees Placement Rate Dip to 70% with Average Salary Rising Over 10%

IIT Bombay's 2024-25 placement report shows a decline in placement rate to around 70%, down from 75% last year, with 1,422 offers accepted out of 2,040 participants. Despite fewer offers amid global hiring caution, average and median salaries rose over 10% to Rs 26.45 lakh and Rs 20 lakh respectively. The report notes lower PhD placements as many candidates pursue postdoctoral fellowships or alternative paths like entrepreneurship and higher studies.

Political Bias
0%100%0%
Sentiment
65%
AI analysis of 2 sources · Published under editorial oversight by The Balanced News
Analysed 21 May 2026· How this analysis is produced· Editorial standards· Corrections

AI Analysis

Political bias across 2 sources
● Left 0%● Center 100%● Right 0%

The articles present a neutral, fact-based overview of IIT Bombay's placement statistics without political framing. They include institutional data and explanations for trends, such as global economic uncertainty and student choices, reflecting academic and economic perspectives rather than political viewpoints.

Sentiment — Neutral (65/100)

Coverage maintains a balanced tone, acknowledging the decline in placement rates while highlighting the significant rise in salary packages. The inclusion of reasons for lower PhD placements and alternative career paths adds context without emotional bias, resulting in an overall informative and neutral sentiment.

How 2 sources covered this story

Each source's own headline, political lean, and sentiment — so you can see framing differences at a glance.

SourceTheir headlineBiasSentiment
indiatodayOnly 70 students at get placement at IIT Bombay, average salary Rs 26 lakhCenterNeutral
mintIIT Bombay records dip in placement rate, average salaries jump over 10 : Why PhD programme saw low offers this time? MintCenterNeutral

Coverage timeline

mint broke this story on 20 May, 05:42 pm. Other outlets followed.

  1. 1
    mint20 May, 05:42 pm
    IIT Bombay records dip in placement rate, average salaries jump over 10 : Why PhD programme saw low offers this time? Mint
  2. 2
    indiatoday21 May, 11:37 am
    Only 70 students at get placement at IIT Bombay, average salary Rs 26 lakh

Lens Score breakdown

28/100
Public interest0/100
Coverage gap100%

Well-covered story — coverage matches public importance.

Story context

Category
Education
Location
Mumbai, India
Sources analysed
2
Last analysed
21 May 2026
Key entities
LakhIndian rupeeIIT BombayInformation technologyFinanceEngineeringBachelor of TechnologyIndiaComputer science and engineeringMaster of EngineeringCivil engineeringChemical engineering