Citi was the top recruiter in the first phase of campus placement at IIT-Madras this year, with 25 offers.

It was followed by Intel India with 20 offers, EXL Services (19), Flipkart (18) and HCL Technologies (17) to complete the list of top five recruiters in the first phase, said a press release from IIT-Madras.

A total of 763 offers were made by various companies during the first phase of campus placements that concluded yesterday.

Around 1,100 students had registered for placements. With pre-placement offers (PPOs) of 114 this year, a total of 877 students have been placed till date as against 745 students (73 PPOs) during the same period last year.

Top international recruiters this year included Microsoft, Uber, Indeed, Rubrik, Mercari, Softbank, and Sekisui Chemical Co Ltd, the release said. In the first phase over 60 per cent of students were recruited.

The placement of postgraduate students was better this year when compared with last year, Manu Santhanam, Advisor, Training and Placement, IIT-Madras, was quoted in the release.