What SIT’s published placement data can tell you
For a useful comparison, separate three questions: how many eligible graduates were reported as placed, what annual salary the median placed graduate received, and how the figures differ across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. Siddaganga Institute of Technology’s institution-submitted data for the Ministry of Education’s NIRF 2025 exercise reports the previous three years separately. It is a more comparable cohort view than a headline highest package, but it is still institution-submitted aggregate data, not a branch-by-branch placement guarantee.
For undergraduate four-year programmes, the reported graduates-in-minimum-time and placed counts were 855 and 831 in 2021-22, 858 and 836 in 2022-23, and 854 and 846 in 2023-24. Dividing placed graduates by graduates in the same row gives approximately 97.2%, 97.4% and 99.1%. This calculation describes the reported group only. It is not the share of all students who found work: it excludes students outside the stated graduating denominator and does not tell you how many registered for campus placement, declined offers, or sought higher studies.
The same NIRF table reports UG median salaries of ₹6.5L, ₹8.0L and ₹8.75L per annum for those three reporting years. The median increased by ₹2.25L, or about 34.6%, between 2021-22 and 2023-24. That is a nominal comparison across two reporting intervals; it is not an inflation-adjusted increase, an average salary, or evidence that each branch or student experienced the same change. A median is less affected than a highest package by an exceptional offer, but it still needs the cohort and denominator beside it.
Undergraduate and postgraduate outcomes are not interchangeable
For two-year postgraduate programmes, SIT’s NIRF 2025 submission lists 145 graduates and 143 placed in 2021-22, 148 and 145 in 2022-23, and 254 and 251 in 2023-24. The corresponding reported median salaries are ₹6.3L, ₹7.0L and ₹7.75L per annum. Dividing each placed count by its row’s graduating count yields about 98.6%, 98.0% and 98.8%. These figures cover the reported PG group, not a specific M.Tech., MBA or MCA specialisation. In particular, the larger 2023-24 denominator should not be read as a one-programme intake or as evidence of a like-for-like expansion in any one department.
The UG and PG tables use different programme-duration categories and distinct graduating cohorts. Comparing their salary medians can be a broad context check, but it does not establish which degree offers the better return. That decision also depends on the student’s prior qualification, programme length, tuition and living costs, role preference, location, and whether the student is seeking a first job or changing careers. SIT’s published page does not break the NIRF outcomes down by department, job function, location or admission route, so applicants should not infer those details from the institution-wide totals.
The NIRF table separately records students selected for higher studies. In the UG rows, that count is 22 for 2021-22, 20 for 2022-23 and 6 for 2023-24; for PG it is 2, 2 and 1. These are a distinct reported measure. Do not add them to placed students to produce a total success rate unless the source establishes that the groups are mutually exclusive and have the same denominator. The report also does not explain individual placement acceptance or salary structures, such as fixed pay versus variable compensation.
How to evaluate a placement claim before choosing a branch
Ask for the latest department-level placement report and check its batch, graduating cohort, registration base and reporting cut-off. A count of offers is different from a count of students placed because one person may receive more than one offer. An average salary is different from a median, and a highest package describes an extreme observation rather than a typical outcome. For international or equity-linked offers, ask how the headline number was converted to Indian rupees and whether it represents fixed compensation, total compensation or a one-time value. These checks prevent an attractive but incomplete figure from standing in for the outcome you care about.
SIT’s public placement material can change each year, while the NIRF report is a dated institutional submission. The NIRF figures above are the 2021-22 to 2023-24 cohort record reproduced in the India Rankings 2025 data submission; they are not a promise for a student entering in 2027-28. Treat the numbers as historical context and ask the placement office for the most recent audited or institution-published report. For a branch decision, compare that branch’s eligible and placed counts, median salary and higher-study choices, then weigh the figures against the programme curriculum and total cost. A college-wide result can help frame questions, but it cannot answer them for an individual student.
Use placement figures in a wider cost comparison
A placement median is one input to a course decision, not a return-on-investment estimate. Compare the same admission route’s documented tuition and university charges with the full course duration, hostel and mess if you expect to live on campus, travel, and any scholarship you can realistically receive. A first-year fee sheet does not establish what later years will cost, and a median annual salary is a gross pay statistic rather than take-home income. Avoid dividing a multi-year cost by a single-year median and calling the result a payback period: that calculation ignores when expenses occur, tax, role location, employment continuity and students who pursue higher studies. Instead, make conservative and optimistic budgets from the official fee notices, and use the placement data as historical context. For branch-level decisions, ask SIT for the latest department report and its registered-student denominator.