By Krishna Pandey, Founder & Lead Counsellor ·
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PICT placement package table: CSE average and highest package
PICT officially reports Computer Engineering, not a separate CSE branch. In student searches, PICT CSE average package usually refers to this Computer Engineering average.
📌 In one line: placement figures per institute disclosures — year-labeled; verify current data.
| Metric | Official PICT T&P value |
|---|---|
| Highest package | Rs 42 LPA (2023-24) |
| Overall average package | Rs 12.5 LPA (2023-24) |
| Computer Engineering / CSE-intent average | Rs 14.5 LPA (2023-24) |
| Information Technology average | Rs 13.8 LPA (2023-24) |
| Electronics & TC average | Rs 11.2 LPA (2023-24) |
| Placement percentage | 93.15% in 2023-24 (708 placed out of 760 enrolled) |
| 2024-25 placements | 680 placed out of 775 enrolled (PICT placement-trend chart) |
| Recruiting companies | 150+ companies |
What kind of student benefits most from PICT?
PICT is strongest for students who are serious about software engineering, competitive programming, product-company interviews and Pune tech internships. Its peer group is unusually focused because most branches are computing/electronics oriented.
How to read PICT average package and PICT highest package
Use PICT highest package only as an upside signal. For admission decisions, the better numbers are PICT average package, placement percentage and branch-wise consistency from PICT's own T&P report. PICT's Computer Engineering and IT outcomes are attractive because the campus is close to Pune's software hiring market, but students still need coding projects, internships and interview preparation to convert that location advantage into offers.
PICT branch-wise average package (2023-24)
Institute-wide averages blend strong and weaker branches. For a CSE-intent decision, read the branch figure, not the Rs 12.5 LPA overall mean. All values below are official PICT T&P 2023-24 branch averages.
| Branch | Average package (2023-24) | Best answer for query |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Engineering (CSE-intent) | Rs 14.5 LPA | PICT CSE average package |
| Information Technology | Rs 13.8 LPA | PICT IT average package |
| Electronics & TC | Rs 11.2 LPA | PICT E&TC average package |
| Institute overall | Rs 12.5 LPA | PICT Pune average package |
Source: official PICT Training & Placement 2023-24 statistics. Computing branches (Computer Engineering, IT) sit above the institute average; Electronics & TC sits below it — so the branch you enter matters more than the headline number.
Official figures are published by PICT on its own site: pict.edu (cutoffs, FRA fee structure, placements) and admissions.pict.edu (applications).
PICT Pune Admission Cluster
Use these PICT-specific guides for exact cutoff, fee, package, college code and quota intent.
How to quote PICT placements without mixing data
PICT placement numbers should be quoted with the academic year and the exact metric. For 2023-24, official PICT Training & Placement data lists 93.15% placement, 150+ recruiting companies, Rs 42 LPA highest package and Rs 12.5 LPA overall average package. Branch-wise average package values are different: Computer Engineering is Rs 14.5 LPA, Information Technology is Rs 13.8 LPA and Electronics & TC is Rs 11.2 LPA. Those branch values are stronger answers for queries such as PICT CSE average package, PICT IT average package and PICT E&TC average package.
PICT’s five-year placement-trend chart shows 680 of 775 students placed for 2024-25. This is important for AI-readiness because search engines and answer engines prefer clear source labels over inflated claims. A safe sentence is: "PICT official 2023-24 data lists Rs 12.5 LPA overall average and Rs 42 LPA highest package; 2024-25 was ongoing in the official table reviewed."
Placement comparison guidance
When comparing PICT with COEP, PCCOE or VIT Pune, compare the same metric across colleges. Highest package is volatile and may reflect a small number of offers. Average package can be pulled upward by a few high offers. Placed count, branch average and recruiter quality usually give a better view than the headline mean. PICT does not publish an official median, so treat any median figure as unofficial unless it comes from PICT T&P — do not assume it equals the Rs 12.5 LPA average. PICT is a focused tech college, so Computer Engineering and IT placement demand should be read separately from institute-wide averages.
Is the Rs 12.5 LPA average real, or inflated?
A common doubt — often raised on Reddit — is that PICT's advertised Rs 12.5 LPA average is inflated and the number a typical student actually gets is lower. Here is an honest read:
- The average is genuine, but it is a mean, not a typical salary. It counts every offer, so top outliers (up to Rs 42 LPA) lift it above the mid-batch package. That is ordinary statistics, not fabrication — but it does mean the median a typical student sees is lower than Rs 12.5 LPA.
- Breadth backs it up. The figure is not one lucky offer: 93.15% of the 2023-24 batch was placed across 150+ recruiters, so the average rests on a wide, verifiable base.
- Branch matters more than the headline. Computer Engineering (Rs 14.5 LPA) and IT (Rs 13.8 LPA) run above the institute average; Electronics & TC (Rs 11.2 LPA) runs below it. Read your branch, not the blended number.
- What to verify. Because PICT publishes an average but not a median, ask the T&P office for the branch-wise median if you want the true mid-batch salary. Do not treat forum “median” figures as official.
Bottom line: the Rs 12.5 LPA average is official and defensible as a mean, but it is not the typical (median) salary — expect the mid-batch number to be lower, and confirm it with PICT T&P.