ISB Hyderabad Sets New Benchmarks for Placements 2005
Highest International offer of $ 181,000

Hyderabad, April 11, 2005: The Indian School of Business, for the second time consecutively, has set new benchmarks for placements in 2005, in terms of salary.

Speaking on the occasion, Ajit Rangnekar, Deputy Dean, Indian School of Business, said, "The placement results for 2005 have been phenomenal. The number of offers our students received this year jumped 26 per cent, with the number of international offers increasing by a substantial 55 per cent. The Consulting sector was the biggest recruiter followed by Information Technology and Financial Services this year."

The Class of 2005 had 273 students, of which 251 participated in the placements. 150 companies participated in the placement, out of which only 84 companies could make the final offers. A total of 344 offers were made to the students.

Women Excel

The ISB has always encouraged enrolment of women students into its management programmes. With a representation of 19%, the Class of 2005 had the highest number of women students across B-schools in the country. Out of the 52 women students in the Class of 2005, 48 participated in the placements. The highest offer made to a woman this year showed an increase of 53% as compared to 2004.

New Trends in International Offers

An interesting trend noted this year was that Indian companies offered international positions to the ISB students. Companies like BirlaSoft, ITC Infotech, Satyam Computers, Mindtree Consulting, RPG, among others, offered international positions to the ISB students in countries such as UK, Australia, USA, Singapore, etc.

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