Archive for the ‘IIMs’ Category

IIM Bangalore might have been “The Employers’ choice” in Asia in recently conducted QA Global B-School ranking survey, however back home when it comes to placements, IIM Calcutta seems to be the choice of Indian and International recruiters. IIM Calcutta has emerged as the numero uno business school in India as far as placements are concerned as per the latest CoolAvenues.com Placements 2009 report, The ongoing global financial meltdown which impacted Placements 2009 at Indian B-Schools severally saw IIM Calcutta weathering the storm in much better way compared to other institutes. IIM Calcutta which earlier used to suffer due to its comparatively bigger batch size, is now at par with other IIMs as far as the batch strength goes and hence used its past experience of placing large batches in a better way in these uncertain times. Overall IIM Calcutta emerged as clear winner on following counts : Placements Salary: Recruiters paid highest average salary to IIM Calcutta graduates among all B-Schools as average salary paid at IIMC was at INR 12.7 lakh in comparison to INR 12.17 lakh at IIMA and INR 12.12 lakh  at XLRI, Jamshedpur. At the same time the highest salary paid to IIM Calcutta graduate was INR 60 lakh in comparison to INR 24 lakh paid to a IIM Kozhikode student. In Overseas placements, IIM Calcutta again emerged as No. 1 institute with highest salary at USD 130,000 p.a. and average salary at USD 86.875 p.a while IIM Ahmedabad graduates were placed at an average salary of USD 83,000. IIM Ahmedabad chose not to release highest international salary. IIM Bangalore might have been “The Employers’ choice” in Asia in recently conducted QA Global B-School ranking survey, however back home when it comes to placements, IIM Calcutta seems to be the choice of Indian and International recruiters. IIM Calcutta has emerged as the numero uno business school in India as far as placements are concerned as per the latest CoolAvenues.com Placements 2009 report, Full story

  Placements at various IIMS in their executive program remained subdued due to ongoing economic downturn. In this unprecedented and sudden economic downturn, IIMA has almost concluded its Placement for class of 2009 with a success rate of 93%.  IIMA despite its strong alumni base, numero uno position of its brand, struggled for 5 months to place a batch of 77 students with a 93% success rate tell a lot about challenges faced by MBA program in turbulent times.  Full story

IIM Calcutta’s PGPEX (Post Graduate Programme for Executives) program  seems to have beaten the ongoing recession blues by having an exceptional placements for its 2nd batch in these uncertain times where the highest salary touch a figure of INR 35 lakh  p.a. and average salary at 18 lakh p.a.   Though overall there has been fall in salary levels compared ... Full story

The Batch of 2009 at IIM Kozhikode walked off with great pride after the successful completion of an exciting placement season. Braving the current recession, IIM-K pioneered a deep foray into new sectors whilst also expanding its roster of conventional B-school recruiters. A total of 94 firms took part in the placement process this year making a total of 251 offers to a batch of 185 students (the largest batch of the institute till date). Full story

With the private sector companies being cautious this year and tip-toeing around placements at B-school campuses, as a result of ongoing global economic crisis, it’s the Indian PSUs and government banks that have come to the rescue and provided the much-needed momentum to final placements at all IIMs this year. With the campus placements recently concluded at IIM Lucknow, the PSU hiring spree has continued. Out of the total of 267 students that have graduated this year from IIM-L, PSUs have recruited 65 students. Full story

On the 17th of March, 2009, 267 students of the Batch of 2009 at IIM Lucknow received their Post-Graduate Diplomas in Management and graduated with excellent career prospects. The global recession notwithstanding, IIM Lucknow yet again achieved 100% placements for its students in their domains of choice. Full story

  The final placement for two-year Post Graduate Programme in Agri Business Management of IIM Ahmedabad has concluded on a high note amidst fears of recession looming large. Full story

The placement process for the graduating batch of the Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGP) has come to a close. All PGP students sitting for placements at IIM Ahmedabad have been placed. In possibly the most volatile job market in recent years, recruiters reaffirmed the position of IIM Ahmedabad as a premier destination for hiring the best talent. The placement process saw participation from 109 firms across sectors, out of which 95 firms recruited in the final placements process. Full story

The Final Placement Process at IIM Bangalore concluded on Monday, the 9th of March, by the end of Slot 3 of the process, despite tough market conditions and the fear that the global meltdown would affect it adversely. Full story

The Indian Institute of Management Indore completed its placement process on March 10th 2009. Placements 2009 at IIM Indore saw a batch of 175 candidates walking away with lucrative jobs in preferred sectors and roles. As opposed to 95 recruiters last year, 2009 saw 126 organizations participating in the Final placement process. Full story