37% of the Batch Chooses Consulting Career at IIM Bangalore Final Placements

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International firms like Blackstone Group, Olivery Wyman, ING Asia, PRTM Consulting, Deutsche Bank Corporate Finance, Aloe Group, Caterpillar, John Deere, and Lebua Hotels visited the IIMB campus for the first time bringing diversity to the list of recruiters
both in profiles and geographies on offer. Arthur D. Little, Arqaam Capital and UAE Exchange International offered positions in Dubai and the Middle-East, increasing the global reach of IIM Bangalore students.

Private Equity Firms like Blackstone Group, Aloe Group and Arqaam Capital that recruit for highly specialized positions have shown a growing interest in IIM-B students.

International Placements

IIM-B created history this time with 133 students internationally placed out of the Batch of 256, that is, more than 50% of the batch, taking up offers from Slot Zero firms; a statistic unmatched across the IIMs. The total number of Slot Zero offers itself increased as a whole as students were recruited for diverse profiles and geographies. The number of companies on Slot Zero went upto 32, which shows a substantial increase in the number of participating companies.

Slot One

This time an Indian Bank came down to recruit for its global locations. ICICI offered positions for its London and Singapore offices. A total number of 105 students (representing 40% of the batch) were placed on Slot one that boasted of a huge diversity in terms of the jobs and positions offered.

The international offers continued to pour in on Slot One with companies like ICICI Bank, UAE Exchange, and others recruiting IIM-B students in huge numbers. The average domestic salary of the batch increased tremendously.

A total of 120 companies confirmed participation of which the number of Day Zero and international positions comes to a spectacular 103 students.

Preferred B-school

Several companies descended to IIM-B alone for the Placement process, including Barclays Capital, Lehman IBD, BNP Paribas, Blackstone Group, and UAE Exchange. The exclusivity that IIM-B has seen, despite its relatively young genealogy, earmarks IIM-B as the most preferred Indian B-school for multinationals. Amidst concerns of global recession, investment banks re-affirmed their faith in IIM Bangalore and our students by taking part in the recruitment process without a drop in enthusiasm.

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