How are the placements of B.Tech in Materials Science and Engineering from IIT, Kanpur?

Do mention the highest salary package, top placement companies and percentage of batch placed.

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    Shreemad Patel | Guide-Level 14

    8 years ago
    Hello,
    Materials science is a fascinating field which has no end because of the variety of problems that keep on coming, but there are various challenges that you might face. Materials science requires a good understanding of the concepts of all fields of science. This causes it to face a tough challenge from people of core physics, chemistry or engineering background. It is difficult to master everything as you can understand. For the same reason, many companies, which require material engineers equally, may sometimes prefer a person from a core engineering background. Very few people ever go into the core in metallurgy. Disappointing
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    Deepak Singhanwal Current Student- IIT, Varanasi | Contributor-Level 8

    8 years ago
    The placement trend in B.Tech in materials science and engineering in IIT-Kanpur is clean and amazing. Though, Materials Science and Engineering is not one of the core branches but day by day more companies are opening their gates for the people. They are the industry people anyway.
    To give an idea about the present condition, here are a few names which recruit students of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering from IIT, Kharagpur-American Express India Pvt. Ltd., Applied Materials Pvt. Ltd, Magma Fincorp Ltd., Avanti Fellows (Curriculum Associate profile), O P Jindal Institute of Technology, Bankbazaar, Bhushan Steel Ltd., Bosch, Ind
    ...more
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    Dr Swastik Sahu Medical & Engineering Consultant | Scholar-Level 17

    8 years ago
    Materials Science and Engineering at IIT-Kanpur strives to prepare
    technologists/engineers for developing new materials and processes for
    applications in the variety of industries in metal and mining, automotive, chemical, aviation, plastic, biotechnology, semiconductor solar and energy sector.
    The Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE), earlier
    known as Materials and Metallurgical Engineering at IIT-Kanpur was
    established in 1960. From its inception, it has had strong impact in
    providing knowledgeable manpower to meet the nation's demand in
    traditional metallurgy.
    The department has reinvented constantly to keep the IIT curricu
    ...more

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