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.