Irrespective of the Institute, placements for Civil Engineering are just average and not at par with IIT standards. Here’s why:

• Very few reputed firms make it to the placements for CE
• Core companies prefer experienced professionals rather than freshers so students are instead taken as a trainee the pay for which is very less
• The work of a civil engineer is extremely risky and only those with immense practical experience contribute to the firm's success. So your pay and job security is increased only after gaining considerable experience.
• One needs a lot of patience to stick to this sector.
• The majority of the batch prefers non-core jobs as the pay is much better and no such experience is required.
• Employees tend to switch industries to secure a better package both in core and non-core although the scope of this is more in noncore companies.

These placement highlights were related only to the Indian market and not the situation outside India might be different.

One of my friends had a really interesting experience of a stress interview. A few interesting points from the interview are

• The interviewer asked him to introduce himself in not more than 30 secs
• Next, they asked him why he chose finance and if he had any knowledge of the same. He had to answer this in 120 secs
• Next, they asked him to solve a puzzle which he solved easily. They asked him why he chose to waste their time when he knew the answer. He told them he wanted to showcase his communication skills which are very important in that profession 
• Amazingly enough, they asked him how to kill a giraffe. His quick answer humored them.
• Lastly, an interviewer threw his resume to his face and asked him to sell it back to him in 120 secs. Cleverly, he blotted some ink in the paper and asked if he would buy the beautiful pattern framed in 30 rupees to which both the interviewers were impressed.

They were so happy and impressed that they decided to offer him a role that wasn’t open for campus placements even. My brother says that this interview experience was like no other he had.

Placements play an important role in one’s career and most of the time an institute's worth and credibility are judged on the basis of the same. IIT Kanpur maintains an am excellent placement scenario which has been explained further in detail

Department Wise:

• Computer Science, Electrical and Mathematics & Computing (CEM): The branches are the most preferred by companies with CS placement being 100% while Electrical and Mathematics & Computing have above 95%.
• Core Branches: Most students tend to go for core jobs because the core opportunities in their branches are scarce. However, IIT Kanpur has many top core companies visiting the campus yearly. 
• Interdisciplinary branches: Some core companies allow students of these branches to sit for placements yet they prefer students from the main department over them.

Course wise

• B.Tech/BS: The most sought-after students belong to either BTech or BS. Every firm offers enough roles to these students except some core companies that prefer MTech students to BTech students. 
• Dual Degree: The students are open to opportunities offered to both BTech as well as MTech students owing to the nature of their degree
• M.Tech/MSR/M.Sc: Branches like CSE, Stats, and Design provide good opportunities to MTech students. Some no core and almost all core companies prefer MTech students 

Kind of roles:

• Software: The majority of recruiters are software firms that prefer CEM students or students with food coding skills in general.
• Core roles: Quite a number of core companies visit
• Analytics: The number of analytical roles offered has increased due to its increase in demand. Anyone with good analytical skills is open to such roles.
• Consulting: Many top consulting firms visit the campus and open profiles to B.Tech and Dual degree streams. 
• Product roles: These roles too have seen an increase over the last 2 years. 

All in all, the placement scenario at IIT Kanpur is quite good with a plethora of opportunities provided that you are well-prepared and determined.

The placement scenario for Electrical Engineering at IIT Kanpur is second only to the CS department. It is the largest department of IIT Kanpur, and it has maintained a successful placement record over the past few years.

The various specializations offered under EE are VLSI, SPCom, RF & Microwave, Power Engineering, Control & Automation.

Placement Percentage

• The VLSI, SPCom & RF have the best placements around 100%.
• The power Engineering placement percentage is around 60 - 80 %
• Control and Automation placement percentage 50 - 70 %

Salary packages:

• Power Engineering and Control & Automation: The average package is around INR 5 - 7 LPA. It's important to bear in mind that this is for core jobs offered by ABB, GE, Schneider Electric, etc. 
• VLSI / RF / SPCom: These specializations fetch higher packages with an average package in the range of INR 10-12 LPA. Some core companies that visit are Intel, TI, Qualcomm, Analog Devices, and Taiwan Semiconductors. These offer an average package of INR 16 LPA.