The students of the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras received 182 pre-placement offers (PPO) as on November 28. Last year, 170 PPOs were made during the academic year.

Mentors and placement advisers say the institution’s strengthening of internship drive helped.

The institute will begin its first phase of placements on Tuesday.

Since the country is under a lockdown due to COVID-19, the internship programme was conducted online, institute officials said.