IM-Kozhikode completed the final placements for their post-graduate programme students in record seven days

Updated on: Friday, January 29, 2016

iimkIM-Kozhikode completed the final placements for their post-graduate programme students in record seven days. The placement also saw a 12% jump in the average salary offered to students, even as 119 firms visited the campus and offered 370 jobs. The highest domestic package bagged by a student was Rs 37 lakhs per annum this year.

Some of the recruiters who made offers to students for the first-time include 3M, Bank of America, Boston Consulting Group, Brand Accelerator, Capita, Caratlane, Credit Suisse, Ernst & Young, Frost and Sullivan, McKinsey, Mondelez, Paytm, Schneider and Shell among other companies taking the total of first-time offers to 100.

Consulting roles continued to be the favourite among students with a share of 99 offers. The domain has seen a major upward swing from previous year with a growth of over 16.5% in the number of offers made. The season also saw an increase in the number and diversity of financial roles.

Kulbhushan Balooni, in-charge director, IIM Kozhikode, said, "The institute has continued to live up to its name in the industry leading to more first-time recruiters visiting the campus. The regular recruiters have also continued to lay their faith in the capabilities of our students."

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