The Banking, Finance and Insurance sector ranked among students' top preferences with 34 accepted offers across companies in this sector. Besides the top banks like Citibank, ICICI Bank and Standard Chartered Bank, Edelweiss Capital was among the Investment Banks which debuted on campus and selected students. AIG, with 6 accepted offers, led the Insurance sector, with Aviva (a first time participant) and ICICI Prudential also participating actively.

XLRI's proven track record as an FMCG favourite was reinforced by the active participation of top organizations - Cadbury, Colgate Palmolive, GlaxoSmithKline, Godrej, HLL, ITC, Marico, P&G, Pepsi, Reckitt Benckiser and Seagrams. 26% of the students signed out with offers from FMCG / Manufacturing firms.

The new entrants in the IT / Technology sector were Google and Motorola, each with 4 accepted offers. The IT / Technology sector accounted for 23% of the batch. Major recruiters from business conglomerates included Aditya Birla Group, Murugappa Group and TAS with 16 students opting for them. Other recruiters included Dr Reddy's, Genpact (erstwhile GECIS), Grow Talent, L&T, Saint-Gobain, Tata Motors etc. with Grow Talent Consulting and Saint-Gobain being first-time recruiters.

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