Nearly 52% of the batch opted for a career in Finance; Marketing was the next preferred choice with 26%; Consulting had 16% of the batch taking up offers while for the IT sector, the figure stood at 6%.

On an average, the highest numbers of offers were made by Banks, with an astounding 45 offers. The top 5 recruiters included HSBC, Standard Chartered, Barclays Bank, BNP Paribas and ICICI with international offers in investment banking, treasury sales, corporate finance, relationship manager, private equity and other niche financial profiles. Consulting giants like McKinsey & Co. and Arthur D. Little also participated in the process. European banks like Barclays and BNP Paribas initiated strong relationships with the campus this year, making several offers. The process also saw participation from private equity players like Avigo Capital Partners and investment banking firms like Avendus Capital. Other consulting firms like Accenture, KPMG, Ernst & Young (E&Y), Stern Stewart & Co., PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and Tata Administrative Services (TAS) also participated in the process and made multiple offers. The year witnessed international participation by leading MNCs like FMC Technologies (France), Lufthansa (Germany), MH Alshaya (Kuwait) and Sharaf Group (Dubai). The Finance sector was very well-represented with participation from leading players like ABN Amro, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, IDFC, Yes Bank, Axis Bank, JP Morgan Chase and Lehman Brothers among others. Niche profiles were also offered by SEBI, ICRA Management Consulting, GE (FMP), IREO, IDG Ventures, Dawnay Day AV and Zeus Inframanagement. In addition, roles in Finance were also offered by the leading firms like Procter & Gamble, Reliance, Nestle and Ranbaxy. FMS’ healthy relationship with marketing giants continued this year as well. All FMCG majors in the country made their presence felt with HUL and Procter & Gamble leading the pack. The other big names included Asian Paints, Britannia, Cadbury, ITC, Motorola, Nestle, Dabur, Pepsi, Godrej, Philips, SAB Miller and GSK. The rise of retail as the sunshine sector for the industry manifested itself in the form of Bharti-Walmart, Reliance, RPG Group, Essar Group & Kuwait-based M H Alshaya offering profiles in this segment. Newer profiles were offered by firms like HT Media, Vodafone and MTV Networks. The IT sector also witnessed a good amount of participation with bigwigs like Microsoft, Capgemini, Cognizant, IBM and HCL Technologies making multiple offers.

Placement Snapshots (MBA-MS Programme)

This year proved to be a water-shed year in the placements of the MBA (Management of Services) course. The number of companies that confirmed participation saw a steep rise as did the number of coveted and niche profiles on offer to the 2008 batch of MBA (Management of Services) students.

23% of the students got placed in leading consulting companies like Arthur D. Little, KPMG, IBM Business Consulting and Cognizant Business Consulting.

International offers for the MBA (MS) batch were made by Arthur D. Little and Sharaf Group.

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