What is the highest placement in IIT Kanpur for civil engineering?

This answer is based on the assumption that you are enquiring about the highest package for Civil Engineering at IIT Kanpur. Well, the highest I have heard is around INR 36 LPA. However, branch-wise placement data is not available for IIT Kanpur so the recent highest package might have changed.

In reality, landing a 36 Lakhs package is next to impossible in Civil Engineering and the person who got it probably got placed in a banking or investment firm. His exceptional achievement stems from his top-notch skills in probability and statistics. 

The placements for Civil Engineering are mostly based on work experience and initially, you will be offered minimal pay.

Don’t get disheartened if you are planning to get employed in the civil engineering field, the initial payment is little, but this field is all about experience. After a couple of years, you will be earning more than your CS batchmates. Another option is to get into the public sector which provides good pay too.