Siddaganga Institute of Technology Tumkur is one of the first colleges affiliated with the Visvesvaraya Technological University that came up with the idea of a separate training and placement department for the institution. 723 undergraduate students are placed in 2021 academic session with an average salary package of Rs. 6 LPA and 44 postgraduate students are placed in 2021 academic session with average salary package of Rs. 6 LPA.