Placement Policy 2026Jaypee Universities Placement Policy (2026 Graduating Batches)
Updated: Feb 8, Apr 13, Aug 8, 2025
This policy consolidates updates from February 8, 2025, April 13, 2025, and August 8, 2025.
I. General Placement Drive Rules (Effective June 1, 2026 onwards)
- Eligibility: Placement drives will only be conducted for students who are currently unplaced.
- Ineligibility Criteria: You will not be eligible for these drives if you:
- Have been terminated ("sacked") by a company due to indiscipline or poor performance.
- Have previously rejected a placement offer.
II. Internship Policy and its Impact on Placements
This section differentiates between types of internships and their consequences for campus placement.
A. Students on "Internship Only" (Selected through Campus Only, from June 2025 onwards)
These are students who have secured an internship but not an accompanying full-time role (PPO) or a guaranteed full-time role based on performance.
- Participation in Drives: You are permitted to participate in mass recruitment drives until you secure your first full-time offer.
- Eligibility for Virtual Future Drives (with specific joining dates):
- One-year internship: Eligible for participation in virtual drives where the date of joining is after June 2026.
- Six-months internship: Eligible for participation in virtual drives where the date of joining is after January 2026.
B. Students on "Internship with Full-time Role" or "Full-time Role Based on Performance During Internship" (From June 2025 onwards)
These are students who have secured an internship that includes a full-time role offer or a full-time role contingent on their performance during the internship.
- Placement Status: If you fall into this category, you will be considered out of the campus placement process immediately. This means you cannot participate in any further campus placement drives.
C. Mandatory Internship Completion and Conduct
- All students are required to complete their internship period while maintaining strict discipline and decorum at the workplace/organization.
- Withdrawal Penalty: If you join a campus recruitment company for an internship with a full-time role and subsequently withdraw (before, after, or in-between the internship), you will not be permitted to participate in any future placement drives.
III. Package Level and Offer Management
This outlines the rules for accepting offers and participating in drives based on your current package level.
A. Compulsory Participation for Unplaced Students
- It is mandatory for all unplaced students to participate in all mass recruitment drives until they receive their first offer.
B. Impact of First Offer on Future Drives
- Offer of ₹4.60 Lacs or below: Securing an offer in this range will not restrict your chances of sitting for higher package drives.
- Offer in a higher package: If you have already secured an offer in a higher package bracket, you will not be permitted to participate in lower package drives.
C. Multiple Offers
- If you receive multiple offers, you will be asked to choose one. This choice includes the option of an internship (if applicable) for joining from January 2026 onwards or direct on-boarding from June 2026 onwards.
D. Package Level Eligibility for Placement Drives
| Package Level | Highest Offered Package (Lacs, including PPO) | Eligibility for Next Level Drives | Remarks |
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| Level I | Up to ₹8 Lacs | If your current offer is:
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| Level II | Above ₹8 Lacs to ₹16 Lacs | You are permitted to sit in drives for the next level (Level III) if the package is at least two times higher than your existing offer. | You can only hold one offer at a single package level. |
| Level III | Above ₹16 Lacs | No further upgrade drives permitted on campus. | You can only hold one offer at a single package level. |
IV. Provisions from January 1, 2026
- Placed Students (with one offer only): If you have a single offer in a regular semester, with a joining date from June 2026 onwards, you are allowed to participate in drives to upgrade your package until you secure one more offer.
- Unplaced Students: You are eligible to participate in all placement drives. Once you secure an offer, you will be given one opportunity to upgrade your package as per the policy.
V. Modes of Joining the Company
This details the different scenarios for joining a company, often involving an internship first. Academic management during internships will be coordinated through respective HoDs.
- (a) One-year internship: From June 2025 onwards, with or without a full-time role based on performance.
- (b) Six-months internship: From June 2025 / January 2026 onwards, with a full-time role or extension of internship with a full-time role based on performance.
- (c) Direct Joining: From June 2026 onwards, with or without an internship / full-time role based on performance during an internship.
VI. Business Development Roles
- Students who receive offer(s) for business development roles are eligible for package up-gradation, following the general placement policy.
VII. Off-Campus Offers
Students with off-campus offers may be permitted to join an "Internship with Full-time Role" or "Full-time Role Based on Performance" for 6 months from January 1, 2026 onwards, subject to specific conditions:
- A. Documentation Required: The company's HR must email the Head T&P with an official offer letter (on company letterhead) detailing:
- Start and end dates of the internship.
- Stipend during the internship.
- The package for the full-time role.
- B. Performance Assessment: After the internship concludes, or by May 20, 2026 (whichever is earlier), the company must share the student's performance assessment by May 25, 2026, for inclusion in the final degree marks.
- C. Campus Placement Status: Once your off-campus offer case is approved, you will be out of the campus placement process.
VIII. Miscellaneous
- Disciplinary Guidelines: Separate disciplinary guidelines are attached for students participating in placement drives, which you must comply with. (The document mentions a PDF attachment for this).
- Interaction: Brigadier Sanjay Dawar will be interacting with students during March/April 2025.
Key Takeaways and Potential Questions
- Understand your internship status: The distinction between "internship only" and "internship with full-time role" is crucial. If you secure a PPO or a performance-based full-time role with your internship, you're out of campus placements.
- Strategic Participation: If you have an offer below ₹4.60 Lacs, you still have broad access to higher package drives. If your offer is higher, your options to re-sit are more restricted to significantly higher packages (2x current).
- One Offer per Level: Be mindful that you can only hold one offer at a specific package level. This implies careful decision-making if you get multiple offers within the same band.
- Off-Campus Offers: While possible, getting an off-campus offer approved means you exit the campus placement process entirely. This is a significant commitment.
- Dates are Important: Pay close attention to dates like June 2025, January 2026, June 2026, and May 2026/May 25, 2026.