Substantial Increase in International Offers Highlights Placements 2008 at IMT, Ghaziabad

To judge the success and recognition enjoyed by a B-school in the corporate world, placements might provide a credible yard-stick, and if they are anything to go by, IMT Ghaziabad has re-affirmed its position as one of the best institutes in India
by achieving what was widely considered highly improbable, if not outright impossible.

With launch of 3 new courses in HR, International Business and IT, leading to the batch size increasing to almost a double of last year's 180, there were reservations expressed by all quarters about the placement performance of IMT Ghaziabad. But Placements 2008 have dispelled all such apprehensions about the institute's capability to produce some of the best management brains in the country with the average salary increasing across courses, and despite the increase in the batch size, most of the students getting at least 2 offers, while many had more than 3 offers to choose from.

The highlight of the placement week was the substantial increase in the number of international offers from companies like HSBC Hong Kong, Protiviti Risk Consulting, Sharaf Group, Olam International and Jumbo making a total of 15 international offers, compared to 7 last year.

The range of companies presenting and posting opportunities to IMT students was greater than ever before. This year IMT Ghaziabad also welcomed a number of recruiters coming for the first time or after a long gap including Mercer, AT Kearney, Cerebrus, Synovate, Perfetti Van Melle, Vodafone, Aviva, Yes Bank, Schneider, SKF, SEBI, ORG-IMS, Aptivaa and Moser Baer, to name a few.

Some of the companies that participated in the placement process were: -