Periyar University, Salem Placements Details 2025, Average Package, Highest Package

Periyar University has a dedicated Career Guidance & Placement Cell (CGPC) that works to bridge industry and students. According to the university website, over time it has trained more than 100 teachers and placement officers across affiliated colleges, and facilitated placement or placement support for about 450 students (directly or indirectly) through its outreach and campus programs.

According to the NIRF 2025 report, Periyar University placed 323 students in 2024 throughout both undergraduate and graduate programs, including 27 undergraduates (3-year programs) and 296 postgraduates (PG and integrated). For undergraduate courses, the median salary was ₹1.80 LPA, while for graduate courses, it ranged from ₹2.04 LPA to ₹2.50 LPA.

Placement data from previous years indicate a trend of moderate but steady activity, particularly at the PG level. As an example, Periyar reported a median package of ₹3.36 LPA for the three-year UG cohort and ₹3.12 LPA for the two-year PG class in 2023, with 161 PG students and 28 UG students placed.

Placements are more robust at the postgraduate level, where the student pool is larger and the course specializations better match industry demand. However, placement rates are still low for undergraduate programs. To improve student preparedness, the institution conducts training sessions, group talks, personality development seminars, and practice interviews through its placement cell.

Strengths, Challenges, and Insights

Strengths

1. The university maintains a structured placement cell that coordinates training and recruitment drives regularly.
2. Postgraduate programs often have better placement outcomes in terms of numbers and median salaries.
3. Students benefit from soft skills training, mock tests, workshops, and industry interface programs to better prepare them for campus recruitment.
4. Placement efforts extend to affiliated colleges, and the cell's training has touched nearly 4,000 students throughout time.

Challenges

1. Only 27 UG students were placed in 2024, indicating weak campus hiring for many undergraduate courses.
2. For general and non-technical subjects in particular, the median packages are somewhat small.
3. While some students receive big offers (₹12 LPA or higher), these are rare exceptions rather than the norm.
4. Limited Disclosure: Detailed breakdowns by department, highest vs lowest package, recruiter lists etc. are not comprehensively published.
5. Competition & Relevance: For students in non-in demand or theory-heavy streams (pure science, arts), campus recruiters may be fewer.

Placement Data Table (2024 / 2023 Comparisons)

Advice for Prospective Students

• If you are in a PG programme, your chances of getting placed through campus drives are significantly better than for UG courses.
• For UG students: choose courses with better alignment to industry demand (e.g. computer applications, data science, interdisciplinary applied topics) to increase placement prospects.
• Use the university’s training programs actively, attend mock interviews, soft skills classes, workshops.
• Try to gain internships or project exposure during studies, this often helps even if campus placement is weak.
• Network with alumni and use departmental contacts; many good roles are outside campus drives.
• Check with your specific department (e.g. Computer Science, Life Sciences) to see recent placement trends; sometimes those departments perform better than the average.