DAVV placement report shows higher average salaries:More than 1,000 offers from 271 firms, 90% jobs in select streams

During the 2024-25 placement season at Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya (DAVV), a total of 271 companies offered jobs to 1,091 students. While both the average salary and total number of job offers increased this year, the highest domestic package reached ₹72 lakh. However, nearly 90% of the placements were limited to just four departments—primarily in engineering and management. The report was released on Wednesday by the Central Placement Cell in the presence of Vice-Chancellor Prof. Rakesh Singhai and Registrar Prajjwal Khare. Major share of offers concentrated in four key departments Out of the total 1,091 job offers, around 982 were secured by students from four departments: The overall placement distribution included 56% male and 44% female candidates. The university’s average annual package rose to ₹5.31 lakh this year. ₹72 lakh highest package offered by X dot com According to Vice-Chancellor Prof. Singhai, the highest domestic package of ₹72 lakh was offered by “X Dot Com.” Several global companies, including Microsoft, Amazon, Google, and Mastercard, participated in the placement drive. Sector-wise hiring trends Three key steps planned to improve placements The university plans to take the following steps to enhance placement outcomes: Weak placements in undergraduate programs Placement Cell officials Dr. Govind Maheshwari, Avneesh Vyas, and Nitin Nagar stated that departments offering undergraduate-level courses recorded weaker placement performance. They noted that students who proactively showed interest were more likely to secure opportunities. No international offers amid ‘hire local’ trend Although global companies such as Microsoft, Google, and Amazon visited the campus, none offered international placements this year. All job offers were limited to domestic roles. In previous years, students had received offers from locations such as Dubai, Singapore, and European countries. Officials attributed this shift to a growing “hire local” policy among multinational companies, driven by rising work visa costs and increasing legal complexities. As a result, companies now prefer hiring students for roles within India rather than offering overseas postings directly from campus.