B.Tech from Top IIT and Still Unplaced: The Dark Reality of IIT Placements in 2025

We need to talk.

For decades, middle-class India has sold us a dream. It goes like this: Study hard for 15 hours a day, crack JEE, get into an IIT, and your life is set. Parents mortgage houses, students sacrifice their childhoods, and society treats you like a demigod the moment you get that acceptance letter.

But in 2025, that dream is cracking.

Here is the controversial truth that no coaching centre billboard will tell you: Being an IITian is no longer a guarantee of a job.

The Shocking Numbers

Let’s look at the cold, hard facts. In the 2025 placement season, reports suggested that 30% to 40% of students across various IITs were yet to find jobs. At the prestigious IIT Bombay, a report circulated that over 30% of the batch was unplaced at one point.

We are not talking about "low" packages. We are talking about zero offers. Students who have been the "toppers" all their lives are graduating with empty hands.

Why is this happening?

You might ask, "If they are the smartest brains in India, why aren't companies hiring them?"

It’s not because they aren't smart. It’s because the world has changed, and the "IIT Tag" isn't enough anymore.

• The Tech Recession: Big companies like Google, Microsoft, and Amazon overhired during the pandemic. Now, they are firing people, not hiring freshers. The "mass recruiters" who used to pick up hundreds of students are silent.

• The AI Effect: Tools like ChatGPT and GitHub Copilot can write basic code faster than a human. Entry-level coding jobs, the bread and butter for many engineers, are vanishing.

• High Salary Delusion: This is the controversial part. Many students (and their parents) are obsessed with the "1 Crore Package" news headlines. They refuse offers of 6-8 LPA (Lakhs Per Annum) because they think it's "too low" for an IITian. By the time they realise the market is bad, even those offers are gone.

The Mental Toll

This situation is creating a silent mental health crisis. Imagine being the "hero" of your family, the one everyone looks up to. Then, you have to go home and tell your father that, despite the lakhs spent on coaching and fees, you don't have a job.

I’ve read stories on LinkedIn of IIT graduates reaching out to 50+ recruiters and getting rejected. The shame is real. The pressure is suffocating.

The Harsh Truth (The "Controversial" Take)

Here is my hot take: The "IIT Tag" was a bubble, and it just burst.

For too long, companies hired IITians just for the brand name, even if they lacked practical skills. Now, companies care about skills, not college names. A student from a private Tier-3 college, who knows how to use AI tools and has built real-world projects, is becoming more valuable than an IITian who only knows textbook theory.

What Now?

If you are a student or a parent reading this, please wake up.

• Stop chasing the tag. Chase skills.
• Lower your expectations. A 10 LPA job is better than being unemployed while waiting for a 1 Crore dream.
• Be kind. If you know a student struggling, don't ask "Beta, placement hua?" (Son, did you get placed?) Trust me, they are already asking themselves that every single day.

The golden ticket has expired. Welcome to the real world.