XLRI has published the placement numbers for the PGDM (GM) One Year MBA (15 months) programme for the class graduating May 2015. Students grabbed offers from 44 companies and the highest salary offer was Rs 40 lakh.
Of the total 119 students, 14 stayed away from the placement drive, either being on sabbatical or being company sponsored.
“A healthy mix of core and service sector firms augmented by an active interest from startups gave rise to a dynamic placement process,” XLRI said in a release.
The batch comprised of students with 5 to 10.5 years experience with the mean work experience of the batch pegged at 6.5 years.
The engagement process saw 44 companies making offers with majority of previous recruiters turning up with new recruiters forming a hefty 41%.
The companies included JPMC, ZS Associates, Microsoft, Genpact, Amazon, Goldman Sachs and Car Dekho.
The mean salary (domestic) offered was Rs 16.5 lakh per annum with median salary pegged at Rs 16.0 lakh per annum.
The rolling placements started in November 2014. Multiple roles were offered depending on seniority and ultimately all candidates successfully returned to industry with enhanced profiles.
The mean salary (domestic) offered was Rs 16.5 lakh per annum with median salary pegged at Rs 16.0 lakh per annum.
The post offered included Associate VP, Business Analyst, Consultant, Deputy General Manager, Senior Manager, Director and Vice President. Majority of the roles were in IT consulting followed by process management and analytics.
The sectors were IT/ITES, Strategy, Manufacturing, Banking, Consulting, Operations, Marketing, Sales/Business development, Supply Chain, Quality assurance, and Analytics space.
As far as industry diversity is concerned, IT topped the list followed by e-commerce and realty/infrastructure.
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