At IIM Ahmedabad Largest Batch Size Placed in Shortest Time in Recent History

At IIM Ahmedabad Largest Batch Size Placed in Shortest Time in Recent History

Some of the other prominent recruiters were McKinsey and Company, Bain, the Boston Consulting Group, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, UBS, Nokia, Nestle, Pepsi, Cadbury, HUL, P&G, Amazon and Microsoft. Many firms also recruited for the first time at IIMA campus this year. Prominent first time recruiters were Walt Disney, Nomura, Airtel, Oberoi Constructions and Western Union.

Positions Offered Across the Globe

There was a deluge of international profiles on offer with almost every firm on Day 0 offering international locations. Banks like RBS came exclusively for international roles across Hong Kong, Singapore and London. From the marketing and general management sector, we had P&G, HUL, Coca Cola, Renault, Starcom MediaVest, TAS and Aditya Birla Group offering overseas internships. Firms have offered internships at diverse locations like France, Germany, United Kingdom, the Middle-East, Africa, South-East Asia and the United States of America. The overall number of international acceptances stood at 76, almost a quarter of the batch.

Looking Forward: Cautious Optimism

Pendulums have a habit of swinging back and forth. What sets apart a premier management institute is the ability to emerge stronger from the downturns. The testing times have allowed us the opportunity to reconnect with traditional recruitment partners as well as explore completely new sectors. These initiatives have helped the students explore a diverse set of functions, roles and career paths. Prof. Saral Mukherjee, Chairperson of the Placement Committee said, “We had not expected such a drastic upturn in the demand for quality talent and hence the summer placements have come as a pleasant surprise to us. However, this may not necessarily translate into increased final placement hiring as often summer placements serve a different need of the recruiter. Hence, we are upgrading our expectation of final placements to one of cautious optimism and at the same time working hard towards attracting a diverse set of recruiters to campus. We would like to take this opportunity to thank our long-term recruitment partners who have stood by us during testing times.”

Annexures

Exhibit 1: Total number of PGP students participating in the placement process

Year	2007-09	2008-10	2009-11
Total PGP Students	262	300	312
Total students who sat for placements	262	297	310
Total students placed	262	297	310

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Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.

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