TISS's Students Surpass Corporate Expectations in Final Placements

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With the Sensex inching towards the 15,000 mark and the Indian economic indices showing positive signals, the company's pay packets were quite predictable. The average salary offered was Rs. 8.62 lacs p.a.

Javed Zafar, who accepted an offer for a lateral position in Dell Computers, exclaims, "The services sector is here to stay and a career in IT sector should be rewarding, for the challenges are plenty, and thus, the learning curve is bound to grow steeply."

Aishwarya Ramesh, who gladly took up the offer from HSBC Bank, says, "It is very exciting to be recruited by the world's local bank. With the banking sector booming and global players entering the Indian market, I see HSBC as a tremendous starting point for a challenging and rewarding career."

Nupoor Thatte, who accepted the PPO from Ernst & Young, says, "I enjoyed my experience during summers in E & Y and did get a feel that it is one of the best places to work. Having been offered a Pre Placement Offer (PPO), I had no second thoughts but to accept it, for am very sure that this is going to be a thoroughly enjoyable experience."

Arun S. Kaimal, who accepted the offer from Nokia, says, "As part of a global trainee, I am bound to gain broad perspectives and this would help me translate the practices locally given the fact that the organization is bullish on its India operations."

With a booming economy and industry realizing the strategic role of HR function, the School of Management and Labour Studies at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) is all set to become the hot-spot for India's best HR managerial talent.

For an institution, which is respected in the industry to produce the best HR managers, it was yet another exhibition of the power of the TISS brand and the placement figures are simply the icing on the cake. The excellent placements are a tangible feedback to the grooming of the previous and current batches, the curriculum, pedagogy, values, and the unique culture of TISS.

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