Director of the Department of Technical Education G. Ganesh Kumar said that 94.3 % of the students studying their final year in government and aided polytechnics have secured jobs in campus placements in the academic year 2024-25. In a statement on Tuesday (April 22), said 8,630 of the total 9,145 final year students in the 82 government and one aided polytechnic colleges had secured jobs in campus placements. He said in the academic year 2024-25, campus placement drives were scheduled from January 2025 to April- 2025. “Some campus placement drives are in progress, while some industries are yet to release the final results and offer letters. By the end of April, polytechnics are likely to achieve the target of 100 % placements,” he said. He said major recruiters included Texas Instruments, Thoughtworks, GE Aerospace, Medha Servo Drives, Efftronics Systems Pvt. Ltd., H.L. Mando Anand India Pvt. Ltd., Wheels India Ltd., Amara Raja, Electro Steel Castings, Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, L&T, Wipro, Maruthi Suzuki, TATA Advanced Systems Limited, ITC, Kalpataru Projects, Ultra Tech, Nayara Energy, Schneider Electric, Coromandel International, GLASS Technology, Ramco Cements and MRF Tyres, among others. The highest package offered so far was ₹9.2 LPA and the lowest ₹1.8 LPA, while the average package is ₹2.2 LPA, he said. It may be noted that the department celebrated ‘Job Achievers’ Day’ in Polytechnics during March, 2025, to recognise and celebrate the hard work and success of the diploma students who have secured placements during campus recruitment drives.