Number of students placed

290 – the largest ever batch

Total Number of Companies Participated

110

Percentage of Placement Record

100%

Average number of offers per company

3.43

Highest International Package

USD 1,50,000 p.a.

Highest Salary Across Sectors (Rs lakh p.a.)

Consulting – 17.36, FMCG – 22, Foreign Financial Institution – 32 (offered by a Europe-based
Investment Bank), General Mgmt – 15.5, HR – 11.5, Indian Financial Institution – 18, IT – 14.5

Average Domestic Salary (Rs lakh p.a.)

Consulting – 14.42, FMCG – 12.26, Foreign Financial Institution - 19.43, General Mgmt – 13.57, HR – 10.75, Indian Financial Institution – 12.52, IT – 11.14, Operations – 13.62

New Recruiters

About 35 per cent of the recruiters either participated in the placements for the first time or re-visited the Institute after a gap of at least two years. More than 80 jobs were offered by the new recruiters. These companies included 3M, ADAG, Airtel, Apollo Hospitals, Arvin Meritor, Cargo, CRISIL, Dolcera, EXL, Fujistu , Glenmark, HP, Idea, JDA, Lenovo, Madura F&L, MMTC, Mphasis, NDCEX, Suntec, Tally Solutions, Triton Group, Videocon, Wipro Consulting, etc. Niche Asset management firms like Nereus Capital also participated in the recruitment process. Food commodities trading firm Triton Group, which recruited for the first time from an IIM picked up five students from IIM Kozhikode.

Senior Roles Offered

Firms such as Lenovo, Thomas Cook, EXL and Manipal Group offered senior managerial roles. A student with close to three years of work experience was offered the role of Executive Assistant to the Chairman and Managing Director by Fujitsu.

Key Recruiters across Sectors

Finance

Roles ranging from Investment Banking, Corporate Finance, Corporate Banking, Risk Management, Equity Research and Retail Banking in Foreign and Indian Financial Institutions were offered.
Foreign Financial Institutions - The top recruiters among foreign banks were Nomura, Deutsche Bank, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, J P Morgan Chase, Standard Chartered, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, Citi, Arvin Meritor, Altisource and American Express.
Indian Financial Institution - ICICI Bank recruited a record 16 students. Other prominent recruiters were Edelweiss, Axis Bank, Yes Bank, Indus Valley Partners, IDBI, Futures First, Irevna, Bajaj Allianz, SBI Capital etc. Companies like Hindustan Unilever, L&T, Airtel and Reliance Industries participated in the final placements offering roles in Corporate Finance. Rating agencies like CRISIL, ICRA and commodities derivative trading firms like NCDEX also recruited in large numbers.

Marketing and Operations

The FMCG sector which predominantly offered roles in Sales & Marketing and Operations saw companies like HUL, P&G, ITC, Reckitt Benckiser, Marico, Hindustan Coca Cola Beverages (HCCB), Britannia, Kellogg’s and Colgate Palmolive among others, make offers to students.
Firms such as Airtel, Asian Paints, J&J Medical, 3M, Glenmark,  Pfizer, Raymond, Titan, Idea, Videocon, Panasonic, Tata Motors, Tata Steel, Wipro Consumer Care, Madura F&L, HP, BILT, JDA Consulting and Zee Learn made offers to several marketing and operations enthusiasts.

Consulting

Deloitte was the largest recruiter among consulting firms this year with a total of 16 offers, while Cognizant Business Consulting was a close second with 14 offers. Mckinsey & Co, Accenture Business Consulting, PricewaterhouseCoopers participated in the process this year. Consulting roles were also offered by companies like Capgemini, AON Hewitt, Wipro Consulting and MXV consulting among others.

General Management

Various companies including RIL and ADAG, and other companies such as Mahindra & Mahindra, Cargo, Dolcera, L&T, Jindal, Olam International, Thomas Cook, Manipal Group and Triton Group offered roles in General Management.

HR

Companies like Infosys AON Hewitt Consulting and Apollo Hospitals offered roles in the HR domain.

IT

IT companies and the Information Technology sector was back in business with companies such as TCS, Wipro, IBM, Mindtree, Aricent, Capgemini, iGate, Fujitsu

NGOs and Entrepreneurial streak

Two students have opted for the placement holiday facility offered by the Institute in a bid to try and realize their dreams of being an entrepreneur by experimenting with starting their own business.
P Satya Mani Kumar, an MBBS student has decided to join an NGO, Healing Fields Foundation that works in the area of MicroHealth Insurance.