# IITs ban 22 firms for rescinding over 150 job offers 2026-09-26T06:36:38+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Indian Institutes of Technology have banned 22 companies from campus placements for two academic years after they revoked or failed to honour job offers made to students in the previous session. The decision, taken at an All IIT Placement Committee meeting earlier this month at IIT Guwahati, will bar these firms from recruiting on campus for the next two placement seasons. The affected offers were made to students graduating in 2026, with some companies withdrawing 10 to 15 offers each. The committee has termed the move 'non-cooperation' rather than blacklisting. AIPC coordinator and IIT Guwahati associate professor John Jose told the Economic Times that over 150 offers across 23 IITs were involved. He did not name the firms, though campus sources said Oracle is among those facing non-cooperation, having reportedly failed to honour about 40 offers amid global layoffs this year. The institutes are helping affected students by circulating their CVs to current recruiters, with an estimated 20 to 30 percent already placed through such efforts. The total number of students still seeking jobs remains unclear, as some may have secured employment independently outside the campus system. ## Indian Opinion Analysis This is not the first time IITs have acted against recruiters who renege on offers, but the scale of 22 firms is unusually large and signals a hardening stance by the AIPC, the central body that coordinates placement policy across all IITs. The non-cooperation label avoids the legal risks of a formal blacklist while achieving the same practical effect: these companies lose access to a pipeline of top engineering talent for two full cycles. The real impact will depend on whether the affected students, particularly those from the graduating class of 2026, find alternate placements before the next season begins. The AIPC's next meeting, likely later this year, will review compliance and could extend similar action to any other firms that default in the current placement round. The AIPC's next meeting, likely later this year, will review compliance and could extend similar action to any other firms that default in the current placement round. ## Coverage - aajtak.in Tags: AIPC, IIT, Oracle, placement Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/iits-ban-22-firms-for-rescinding-over-150-job-offers/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/iits-ban-22-firms-for-rescinding-over-150-job-offers/#story-in-brief