Rs 25.51 Lakh Highest, Rs 16.93 Lakh Average Salary: 2015 Placements for IIM C’s MBA in Manufacturing

IIM Calcutta has completed final placements for its One Year Full Time MBA in Manufacturing – the Post Graduate Programme for Executives for Visionary Leadership in Manufacturing (PGPEX-VLM). 100% of the Class was placed this year and the placement process witnessed participation from a number of management consulting, e-commerce and manufacturing companies.

Management consulting firms led the way in terms of the total number of offers made to the candidates followed by automotive, e-commerce, manufacturing, operations, supply chain and real estate –ensuring 100% placement for the batch of 38 students (of which three were sponsored, three on study leave, one opted out of placements) with total 40 offers.

Among the recruiters this year Flipkart made the largest number of offers for their supply chain function. Accenture, Atos Origin, CGN, L&T, Daimler, Outotec, Ford, Snapdeal, Hero Motocorp, TCS, ACC, TVS Motors, KPMG, Wheels India and Marvel Realtors also recruited students in healthy numbers.

Average CTC salary for the Class of 2015 is Rs 16.93 lakh and the highest CTC salary is Rs 25.51 lakh this year. Compared to last year’s average salary of Rs 14.75L p.a, there has been a significant increase of 13%.

This year PGPEX-VLM students received interest from global majors such as Rolls Royce & Airbus

Speaking to Hindustan Times, Prof. Partha Priya Datta, chairperson, PGPEX-VLM, said, “Placement performance of PGPEX-VLM for the graduating batch of 2015 has been excellent. Average salary has increased 13% over last year. In fact, this year we saw increased interest in our programme from global majors such as Rolls Royce, Airbus through offer of internships to our students. The programme is unique in Indian context considering the multidisciplinary academic curriculum delivered at three prestigious institutes (IIM Calcutta, IITs at Kanpur and Madras) in three parts of India. Apart from classroom lectures, students also get the chance of interacting with industry leaders collaboration with JICA. And it is this combination of academics and real world practice makes our PGPEX-VLM graduates succeed in securing placement in world renowned companies.” (With inputs from Hindustan Times