KPIT pool campus drive 2026 for Associate Software Engineer
KPIT has opened its Pool Campus Drive 2026 for the Associate Software Engineer role, and registration closes on 6 September 2026 at 8 PM. The drive is open only to 2026 passout students from B.Tech Computer Science, circuit branches and allied disciplines who have kept 60 percent throughout their academic career. This page lays out the full eligibility, the city by city drive dates, and exactly how to register before the deadline.
KPIT is an automotive software and engineering company, and this pool drive is a mass hiring round for freshers across seven cities. Everything below is taken straight from the official KPIT drive notice, with nothing invented or added.
Eligibility for the KPIT drive
Read these before you register, because KPIT has set firm cut-offs:
- Position: Associate Software Engineer.
- Eligible batch: 2026 passout students only.
- Academic requirement: a minimum of 60 percent throughout your academic career.
- Eligible degrees: B.Tech in Computer Science, circuit branches, and allied disciplines.
- No walk-ins: walk-in candidates are not allowed, so you must register online and be shortlisted.
If you are a 2026 B.Tech graduate from a computer science or circuit branch and your marks have stayed at or above 60 percent, you meet the stated criteria. If any of those points do not apply to you, this particular drive is not a fit.
The term circuit branches and allied disciplines usually covers streams like Electronics and Communication, Electrical, Electrical and Electronics, and Instrumentation, alongside Computer Science. If your branch is a computer or core electronics stream and you clear the 60 percent bar, it is worth registering. When a branch feels borderline, the official KPIT portal is the final word on whether it qualifies.
What a pool campus drive means
A pool campus drive is an off campus hiring round where students from many colleges gather at one venue in each city, instead of KPIT visiting a single campus. It widens the reach, so freshers whose own college did not have a KPIT visit can still take part. You register online, get shortlisted, and then attend on your city's scheduled date. Because it is not a walk-in, only registered and shortlisted candidates are called.
City-wise pool drive schedule
KPIT is holding the drive on set dates in seven cities. Register for the city that suits you:
- Pune: 9 September 2026
- Bhubaneswar: 9 September 2026
- Chennai: 10 September 2026
- Kochi: 10 September 2026
- Kolkata: 11 September 2026
- Hyderabad: 17 September 2026
- Warangal: 17 September 2026
These are the drive dates, but the registration window closes earlier, on 6 September 2026 at 8 PM, so you need to sign up before your city's drive day.
How to register
Registration is online through KPIT's official channel. The steps are straightforward:
- Open the official KPIT registration link, or scan the QR code on the drive notice.
- Create your candidate profile and fill in your academic details.
- Choose the city where you want to attend the pool drive.
- Submit the form before 6 September 2026, 8 PM. Late registrations will not be considered.
Keep your degree percentage and batch details handy, since the 60 percent and 2026 batch rules are checked at this stage.
How to prepare
KPIT has not published the selection pattern in this notice, so prepare on the basics that entry level software drives usually cover:
- Brush up on core programming and data structures in a language you are comfortable with.
- Practise aptitude and logical reasoning, which most fresher software drives include.
- Be ready to explain your final year project and any internship clearly, since communication counts in interviews.
About the Associate Software Engineer role
The Associate Software Engineer position is KPIT's entry level software role for fresh graduates. As an automotive software company, KPIT builds and tests software that runs in vehicles and connected systems, so the work an Associate Software Engineer does here tends to sit in connected and software defined vehicle systems rather than generic IT services. The notice does not list the day to day tasks or the salary, so treat the official portal as the place to confirm the role scope, team, tools, work location and package after you are shortlisted.
A note on fees
KPIT does not charge students to register for or attend this pool campus drive. If anyone asks you for a registration fee, a deposit, or payment for training in exchange for a seat, it is not genuine. Register only through KPIT's official link and ignore any paid offer.
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Source: the eligibility, cities and dates above come from KPIT's official Pool Campus Drive 2026 notice. Visit the official KPIT site.