Final Placements at VGSOM, IIT Kharagpur Scale New Heights with 30% Students Receiving PPOs

Vantage 2008, the Annual Recruitment Programme of the Vinod Gupta School of Management (VGSOM), IIT Kharagpur, ended on a remarkable note with the batch placing themselves in coveted positions in the corporate world. Some of the roles offered were global
leadership, management consulting, investment banking, corporate planning & strategy, brand management, real-estate consulting, equity research, knowledge management, SCM consulting, treasury, risk management and product merchandising.

With multiple offers made to students, a notable aspect of Vantage 2008 that stands out is the 30% increase in the average compensation levels, notwithstanding the sizeable batch strength of 121 students. While the domestic average stands at Rs. 11.44 Lakhs p.a., the median is an impressive Rs. 10.32 Lakhs p.a., indicating a uniformly splendid placement performance across the batch. The highest domestic compensation offered was Rs. 18 Lakhs p.a. while the average international compensation was 70,000 USD.

30% of the batch had pre-placement offers in their kitty from prestigious names like Barclays Capital (Singapore), A&J Consulting (USA), Citigroup, Ernst & Young, PricewaterhouseCoopers, ITC, RPG and Yahoo!. The high percentage of PPOs justifies the faith reposed by the host companies in the unique six-month internship offered by VGSOM.

First time recruiters making a beeline to recruit the talent pool at VGSOM included the likes of Lehman Brothers, Yes Bank, Knox Capital, Angel Broking, Schlumberger, Deloitte Consulting, Avalon Consulting, Eicher Consulting, MarketRx, Heinz, Bombay Dyeing, Maytas, i2 technologies and Reliance ADAG.

Consulting majors like PricewaterhouseCoopers, Ernst & Young, Accenture, Avalon, and Deloitte participated in the process. Niche consulting majors like Eicher Consulting, i2 technologies and Bristlecone (SCM Consulting), MarketRx, and Headstrong offered challenging and diverse profiles.

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