PLACEMENT OFFICE, IIT BOMBAY

CAMPUS PLACEMENT 2014-2015

Placement policy for students

The Placement Office welcomes all eligible students to take active part in the Placement Process
during the year 2014-2015. IIT Bombay assigns considerable importance to the Placement Process
and extends full support to ensure that all students are given the right opportunity to set their best
career path.
The Institute Placement Team consists of the Professor-in-Charge (PIC), Assistant
Placement Officer (APO), other staff members at the Placement Office, Placement
Managers, Company Coordinators, Department Placement Coordinators, Associate
Placement Coordinators, Web Coordinator.
This team endeavours to see that IITB is consistently ranked among the best in terms of Placement
results and continues to be the most favored destination for recruiting organizations. This is possible
only
with
the
assistance
and
co-operation
of
all
students.
In order to maximize the sum of the benefits to all the stakeholders, the Placement Policy for
students has evolved over the years. To realize a win-win situation for IITB and our partner
organizations, all students are expected to understand the Placement Policy and follow it strictly. It
may be noted that some policy changes may take place during the year in the best interest of whole
batch.
The placement policy is applicable to all students registered for the 2014-2015 campus placements
of IIT Bombay (including the ones who may deregister) and is to be followed during the entire
duration of the placement season.

1. Placement Season:
The placement season started on July 1, 2014 and will continue up to June 30, 2015.

2. Eligibility Criteria for B. Tech, Dual Degree, M. Tech, M. Sc., M. Des. and M.Phil.
students:
(a) All full-time students who are expected to complete their degree requirement during the
period April 2015-July 2015 are eligible to register.
(b) Sponsored, external and QIP postgraduate students are not eligible.
(c) International students can register only if they already possess Indian work permit or are
otherwise eligible to work in India without any work permit.
(d) Students can register for placements only once. (Students having to extend their stay at IIT
because of backlogs/ other constraints might be considered on a case to case basis)
(e) Students from earlier batches who are specially permitted as per Deferred Placement Policy.

3. Categorisation of Organizations:
The job profiles offered by recruiting organizations are divided into various categories based on the
gross compensation package as follows:
C1 11 LPA
9.5 LPA C2 < 11 LPA
8 LPA C3 < 9.5 LPA
6.5 LPA C4 < 8 LPA
5 LPA C5 < 6.5 LPA
C6 < 5 LPA
(LPA Lakhs per Annum in INR)
Factors other than compensation package like job profile, past association of recruiting
organization, etc. may sometimes be considered to alter the category.
Decision regarding categorization of firms is up to the discretion of Placement Office, IIT Bombay and
requests regarding this matter shall not be entertained.
Job profiles offered by organizations that offer salary in other currencies will be categorized by the
Placement Office based on the above factors.
Job profiles offering varying salary may be placed in multiple categories with each category
depending on the salary.

4. Rules for signing JAFs (Job Announcement Forms):

(a) A student is entitled to sign a maximum 80 JAFs during Phase-1 of placements 2014-2015
i.e. from July 14 to 20th November 14. Post 20th November unrestricted JAF signing would
be allowed. Students unable to secure a job in Phase-1, would be allowed to sign JAFs
unconditionally in Phase-2. For students securing a job in Phase-1 can refer to point 4(i) for
rules of signing extra JAFs.
(b) A student can avail extra JAFs by participating in preparatory activities and earning incentive
points. Extra JAFs can be availed abiding to the following structure:
Incentive
Points
Allowed
Number
JAFs

<20

20-29

30-39

>= 40

80

100

120

150

of

(c) A student procuring a job in C1 or C2 or C3 category organization will not be eligible to sign
any new JAF. The students name will be also removed from all other JAFs of organizations
that he/she has applied for.

(d) A student procuring a job in a C4 category organization (with a remuneration of Rs. x LPA)
will be allowed to sign extra JAFs only of a C1 or C2 category organization offering
remuneration more than Rs. (x+2.5) LPA as per point 4(g). If the student gets selected in the
higher-category organization, he/she will become ineligible for the job offered by the lowercategory organization.
(e) A student procuring a job in a C5 category organization (with a remuneration of Rs. x LPA)
will be allowed to sign extra JAFs only of a C1 or C2 or C3 category organization offering
remuneration more than Rs. (x+2.5) LPA as per point 4(g). If the student gets selected in a
higher-category organization, he/she will become ineligible for the job offered by the lowercategory organization.
(f) A student procuring a job in a C6 category organization (with a remuneration of Rs. x LPA) will
be allowed to sign extra JAFs of any higher category organization offering remuneration
more than Rs. (x+2.5) LPA as per point 4(g). If the student gets selected in the highercategory organization, he/she will become ineligible for the job offered by the lower-category
organization.
(g) Any student who gets 2 jobs during campus placement will not be eligible to sign any more
JAFs, and the students name will be removed from all other JAFs that the student has
already signed. The student must accept the higher category job, and both the organizations
will be informed accordingly. This clause is applicable even for students eligible for signing
additional JAFs as per the incentive scheme.
(h) A student appearing in multiple shortlists in a single interview slot will have to submit his/her
priority list amongst the organizations that have shortlisted him/her. The instructions for
providing the option and its deadline (which will typically be at least one day before the visit
of the organizations for interview) will be communicated by Placement Office. On receiving
multiple offers, the student has to accept the offer from the organization appearing earlier in
his/her priority list.
(i) A student completing the specified number of incentive points through participation in
institute-level and department/hostel-level preparatory activities will get an opportunity to
sign additional JAFs (applicable post student has secured his/ her first job). Of the total
incentive points completed by the student, a minimum of 10 incentive points must be
completed through the institute-level preparatory activity to avail the opportunity to sign these
extra JAFs.

Additional No of allowed JAFs for second job for given incentive points

5. Rules for Off-Campus Application:

(a) Students are strictly prohibited from applying to off-campus organizations except as described
below. Students are also strictly prohibited from making any contact with organizations that
are likely to visit or have visited the campus for placement.
(b) Students who register with the Placement Office are strictly forbidden from applying for off-

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campus recruitment without permission till 30 April 2014. Any student who wishes to apply
directly to any organization must contact the Department Placement Coordinator of his/her
department, so that the organization is officially invited for campus placement. If the
organization is not invited as per the decision of the Placement Office, or is unable to visit
IITB for placement due to their own constraints, off-campus application to that organization
may be permitted at the discretion of the Placement Office. The decision of the Placement
Office will be binding to the student.
(c) A student may also directly contact the Assistant Placement Officer or the Professorin- Charge for permission to apply for apply off-campus placement in case he/she does not
wish to disclose the name of the organization to the other members of the placement team.
The decision of the Professor-in-Charge will be binding to the student.
(d) Any student who procures an off-campus job is required to report the same to the Placement
Office
within
one
working day. He/she shall be permitted to sign JAFs for other
organizations, as per the rules for signing JAFs given above depending on the gross
compensation package of the off-campus offer.
(e) Any student found to have applied to or secured a job through off-campus application without
the prior consent of the Placement Office, or is found to have directly contacted an
organization participating in Campus Placement will be debarred from taking part in any
further placement process. Further the organizations to which he/she has applied/secured job
with will be also informed of the policy violation by the student. The matter may also be
referred to the institute for further disciplinary action.

6. Rules for Pre-Placement Offers (PPOs):

(a) All Pre-Placement Offers by any organization, extended to any student, have to be
immediately reported to the Placement Office by the student after registration. This also
includes offers extended by organizations that are not participating or are not likely to
participate in the 2014-15 campus placements.
(b) All organizations contacted will be also informed about the PPO policy of the institute.
(c) Any form of intimation from an organization about the possibility of a PPO being granted in
future should be informed to the Placement Office without waiting for the formal offer
letter/email. The Placement Office will take up the matter with the organization further and
the student will be allowed to sign JAFs as per normal policy until a decision regarding the
grant of a PPO is made by the organization.
(d) Students should proactively review the terms and conditions for the PPO. In case of any
difference between the companys terms and conditions and the Institute policy, the same
should be explicitly brought to the notice of the Placement Office.
(e) The student will have to accept or reject the offer before the deadline of the organization or
September 30, 2014, whichever is earlier.

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(f) In case of a PPO being offered after 30 September, 2014, a time period of 1-week would be
given to the student to intimate his choice to the Placement office. Failing to do so,
Placement Office will assume the offer to be accepted and the below mentioned rules would
be applicable.
(g) Students accepting or rejecting a PPO will have to immediately notify the Placement Office of
the same with a copy of their communication to the organization. If the PPO is accepted, the
job will be recorded, and he/she will be allowed to appear for additional placement
opportunities as given below.
On accepting a PPO, the student will be allowed following additional opportunities:
(i) C1 category PPO job profile Sign 3 more JAFs of and appear for the personal
interviews in the companies for which the student has been shortlisted for.
(ii) C2 category PPO job profile Sign 5 more JAFs of and appear for the personal
interviews in the companies for which the student has been shortlisted for.
(iii) C3 category PPO job profile Sign 7 more JAFs of and appear for the personal
interviews in the companies for which the student has been shortlisted for.
(iv) C4 category PPO job profile Sign 7 more JAFs of and appear for the personal
interviews in the companies for which the student has been shortlisted for.
(v) C5 category PPO job profile Sign 9 more JAFs of and appear for the personal
interviews in the companies for which the student has been shortlisted for.
(vi) C6 category PPO job profile - Sign 9 more JAFs of and appear personal interviews in
the companies for which the student has been shortlisted for.
(h) Any student who gets a job during campus placement must accept the job offered through
campus placement, and the student will not be eligible for signing any additional JAFs. The
organization offering PPO will also be informed accordingly.
(i) A student with additional opportunities available as per 6(g), on completing the number of
incentive points for participation in the preparatory activities, will get an incentive of signing
addition JAFs as follows:
(i) On completing 25 incentive points, a student will be permitted to sign additional JAFs as
follows:
1.
2.
3.

1 extra JAF, in case of being offered a PPO by a C4 category organization, in

addition to that specified above.
2 extra JAFs, in case of being offered a PPO by a C5 category organization, in
addition to that specified above.
4 extra JAFs, in case of being offered a PPO by a C6 category organization, in
addition to that specified above.

(ii) On completing 35 incentive points, a student will be permitted to sign additional JAFs as
follows:
1.
2.
3.

(iii)

1 extra JAF, in case of being offered a PPO by a C4 category organization, in

addition to that specified above.
2 extra JAFs, in case of being offered a PPO by a C5 category organization, in
addition to that specified above.
4 extra JAFs, in case of being offered a PPO by a C6 category organization, in
addition to that specified above.

On completing 40 incentive points, a student will be permitted to sign additional JAFs

as follows:

1 extra JAF, in case of being offered a PPO by a C4 category organization, in

addition to that specified above.
2 extra JAFs, in case of being offered a PPO by a C5 category organization, in
addition to that specified above.
4 extra JAFs, in case of being offered a PPO by a C6 category organization, in
addition to that specified above

1.
2.
3.
.

(j) A student who is found to have breached any of these rules or secured a PPO and
not informed the Placement Office of the same within the stipulated time-limit will be
debarred from the placement process. If at the time of breach the student is already placed,
the organization in which he/she is placed will be informed of the violation. The matter may
be also referred to the Institute for further disciplinary action.
(k) Any terms and conditions, if applied by the organization offering the PPO shall
override the Pre-placement Offer guidelines mentioned above by Placement Office IIT
Bombay.

7. Deferred Placement Policy:

(a) Please refer to the Deferred Placement Policy Document, announced separately.

8. Placement Policy for Research Scholars:

(l) Please refer to the Placement Policy for research scholars, announced separately.

9. Participation Incentives:
(a) Placement Office will organize some compulsory and optional activities at the department and
institute level. Optional activities will have points attached to them. These points will be
awarded to a student on the basis of written attendance taken during the event (except in the
case of online tests).
(b) A student will be awarded 2 points for participating in an institute-level activity. The
institute-level activities include but are not limited to preparatory workshops, online tests,
lectures and other employability enhancement initiatives under the purview of the Placement
Office.
(c) A student will be awarded 1.5 points for participating in a department/hostel-level off-line
activity. These activities include but are not limited to the employability enhancement
initiatives by Department Placement coordinators like mock Group Discussions (GDs) and
mock personal interview.

(d) A student will be awarded 1 point for participating in an online preparatory activity (lasting
more than 30 minutes for a normally-prepared student). There are no points awarded to any
preparatory activity requiring less than 30 minutes. These activities included but are not
limited to employability enhancement activities such as Aptitude Tests.
(e) A student will be awarded 1.5 point for attending a buddy talk.
(f) Any violation (including proxy attendance) will be addressed in the same manner as in PPTs
and corresponding penalty points will be imposed as given in the Graded Penalty Structure.
(g) A student who earns 25 or more points will get the opportunity to sign extra JAFs as
mentioned in Section 4(g) and 6(g) from that day onwards.

10. Graded Penalty Structure:

(a) Some unfair/inappropriate activities have been identified as Dark Violations. The penalty
points and/or other disciplinary action (which might range from hours of community service to
a semester drop) for Dark Violation will be decided by the Placement Office on a case-tocase basis depending on the severity of the violation. The penalty may range from informing
recruiting organizations of the violation to suspension from placement-related activities for
certain duration. In case of Dark Violation after placement, the job offer may be deferred or
cancelled. The matter may be also referred to the Institute for further disciplinary action.
(b) Table 1 describes the violations and the corresponding penalty points.

Sr.No.

Violation

Penalty Point

Not meeting deadline for a placementrelated activity (provided the delay is

condoned)

Missing a compulsory PPT

Misbehavior during a PPT

Use of cell-phones during a PPT

(each offence)

Dress code violation during a PPT

Walking out of a PPT

Inappropriate questions or other

inappropriate behavior

Dark Violation

Not Turning up for selection procedure

after signing a JAF

Indiscipline during selection procedure

(after signing a JAF)

Dark Violation

Dress code violation

Not abiding the time deadlines for

an activity

Lack of required documents

Inappropriate behavior during the

selection procedure

Dark Violation

Indiscipline during institute-level

preparatory activity

False attendance entry

Everything applicable in a PPT, for

3
Twice the penalty of PPT

an institute-level activity
7

Cheating or using unfair means during any

activity conducted by an organization as a
part of selection process

10

Violating norms for Pre-interview company

interactions

Dark Violation

Violating PPO rules or not informing

Placement Office about a PPO

Debarred
from
Process

10

Found guilty of falsifying information in

0Resume

Placement

Dark Violation

(c) The penalty points of a student get carried forward even after a disciplinary action has been
imposed.The following are the disciplinary actions that the student will have to face:
(i) 10 penalty points: The student will not be eligible for the extra JAFs earned as a part of the
preparatory incentive points.
(ii) 15 penalty points: The next three organizations visiting campus (and for which student has
signed the JAF) will be intimated of the penalty points imposed on the student.
(iii) 20 penalty points: The next five organizations visiting campus (and for which student has
signed the JAF) will be intimated of the penalty points imposed on the student.
(iv) 25 penalty points: The next five organizations visiting campus (and for which student has
signed the JAF) will be intimated of the penalty points imposed on the student.

(v)

30 penalty points: The next ten organizations visiting campus (and for which student has
signed the JAF) will be intimated of the penalty points imposed on the student.
(vi) 35 penalty points: The student will be debarred from the placement process. The matter may
be also referred to the institute for further disciplinary action.
(d) The penalty points will be cumulatively added, and the imposition of disciplinary action at any
stage will not remove the penalty points from further considerations.
(e) Appeal against penalty can be made in writing to Professor-in-Charge, whose decision will be
final and binding. In the period pending the final decision, the organizations will continue to be
informed of the students attitude and activities resulting to imposition of penalty.