IIM Kozhikode Shows Exceptional Summer Placement Performance; Places All 261 Students Well

IIM Kozhikode Shows Exceptional Summer Placement Performance; Places All 261 Students Well

Summers 2009 also marked a paradigm shift in the attitude of the students towards exploring non-traditional avenues for internships. The Entrepreneurship Cell at IIM-K held a Start-Up Fair, in which 25 start-up firms participated and more than 150 enthusiastic

students from the 1st and 2nd years interacted with them. Several students who were interested in learning business hands-on in an entrepreneurial environment actually chose to do their summer internships in these start-ups rather than go to established firms.

"This is a great avenue for these firms to showcase the kind of careers one can have in wide and varied fields that MBA students think about," says Soheib Ali, a 2nd year student at IIM-K. "I can confidently say that IIM-K is going from becoming an institute that churns out world-class managers to an institution that encourages and cultivates top-notch business leaders." The start-ups offered varying profiles in the space of Investment Banking, Private Equity, Social Entrepreneurship, Educational Services, Media, Healthcare, Travel & Tourism and Rural Marketing. This was the first Start-Up Fair at IIM-K, and the tremendous response it generated ensures that this would become an yearly event.

"With the global economic slowdown and with many firms resorting to lay-offs and recruitment freezes, many had feared that this would adversely affect campus placements," said Dr. Keyoor Purani, the Placements Chairperson at IIM-K. "However, IIM-K has bucked the trend by finishing summer placements in time and with great success. I am really glad that so many firms have re-affirmed their faith and confidence in IIM Kozhikode students and we look forward to a long term all weather relationship with them."

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Contributed by -
Harshad Karandikar,
Media Cell,
IIM Kozhikode.

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