NITIE Placements 2006: Breaking Barriers!

"There is nothing impossible to him who will try."

- Alexander the Great

NITIE proved again why it is considered to be a preferred destination for the crème de la crème of the industry with a phenomenal record of placements of the PGDIM Class of 2006. The placement process held in the first week of January was designed so that both the stakeholders, namely the students and the companies, had enough time to evaluate and come to the best decision.
This year saw many new companies coming to campus such as Olam International, Deloitte Consulting, Standard Chartered Bank, Deutsche Bank, Computer Sciences Corporation, Cypress, SBI Caps, ICICI Prudential, etc. The year saw a boom in the number of jobs offered in the Banking (Investment & Retail) / Financial Services and Consultancy domains.

The process kicked off with 21 PPOs and 14 PPIs being offered. The laterals conducted for the first time in NITIE was a huge success with 24 people accepting offers. Those with prior work experience were duly rewarded with highly lucrative offers. The laterals repeatedly saw companies offering premium salaries to bag students of their choice. It saw students accepting offers with profiles ranging from Strategy / General Management to Consulting.

Companies across various sectors like FMCG, Banking (Investment & Retail), Insurance, Financial Services, Pharma, Manufacturing, Automobile, IT, etc., made their presence felt, which provided the students an opportunity to apply for jobs across various functions and sectors in areas of their interest. Foreign offers from companies like Olam International and consulting offers were seen ruling the roost.

The Consulting domain saw some big names from the industry like Deloitte Consulting, TSMG, KPMG, IBM, Accenture, Ernst&Young and ECS. Banks and Financial Institutions made their presence felt in a remarkable manner this year with companies like Standard Chartered Bank, Deutsche Bank, ICICI Bank, Citigroup, SBI Caps, Reliance Capital, HDFC Bank, UTI Bank, ICICI Prudential, Adventity and GE Shipping Corporation visiting campus.

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