PSU dominates TISS placements 2009 as well, sanps 18% batch

2009 seems to be year of PSUs as far as placements are concerned and TISS turned out to be no exception with almost 18% of the batch heading towards PSU.

 The final placements of the Human Resources Management and Labour Relations (erstwhile PM&IR) batch of the TATA Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai for the batch of 2007-09 saw a batch of 60 students, walking away with preferred jobs in diverse industries and roles. Despite the global economic slowdown, recruitment was robust and this vindicates the institute’s position as being a top ranked school for Human Resource Management.

Like most other campuses this year, at TISS too, the placement season got extended and ended in the last week of February. The entire placement season, including the rolling process, witnessed 40 companies participating, with 18 new recruiters visiting the campus. The highlight was the sharp spike in the number of offers from Public Sector Undertakings (PSU’s) like IOCL, BPCL, GAIL, National Housing Bank, which accounted for recruiting 18% of the batch. The average salary package offered on campus was INR 10.12 lakh per annum and the median salary was Rs. 10.31 lakh per annum. Companies made 12 Pre-Placement Offers this year.

Each sector was fairly represented with recruiters from sectors like Manufacturing, IT/ITeS, FMCG, Consulting, BFSI, Pharmaceuticals, Energy etc. 

In keeping with tradition, major conglomerates visited TISS for recruitment in their management cadres. The Tatas (Tata Steel and Tata HRDP), RPG, Bharti and Essar continued its relationship with the institute.  The BFSI sector was well represented by Deutsche Bank, Axis Bank, Bharti Axa and Franklin Templeton. The presence of HR Consulting thought leaders like Ernst & Young, Hewitt, Dale Carnegie and DDI underline the ever-increasing stature of TISS in the HR Consulting space. Auto sector made its presence felt through Hero Honda and Mahindra and Mahindra. BPO space had well known names like Mphasis and Firstsource. The other recruiters like Asian Paints, Cadbury, Cairn Energy, Coca-Cola, Dr. Reddy’s, Astra Zeneca, Hindustan Coca-Cola Bottling Ltd., Hindustan Unilever, L&T, Marico, Nestle, Nokia, Procter & Gamble and Wipro also vied for the best HR talent in the country.