New Delhi, Nov. 10 -- Congress MP Jairam Ramesh on Monday slammed the Modi government for allegedly "hiding" the data from the IITs showing a "significant decline" in the percentage of students getting placements and the average salary package drawn by final-year B Tech students through campus placements.

The Congress MP referenced a media report and wrote on X, "New data from the IITs - which the Modi Government compiled but chose not to publish - show a significant decline in the percentage of students getting placements and the average salary package drawn by final-year B Tech students through campus placements".

"Between 2021-22 and 2023-24 - The seven oldest IITs saw a decline of 11 percentage points in students getting placed and ...