IIM Kozhikode summer placements – PGP batch of 2015
Compiled by Ipsita Sarkar Gupta | shiksha.com
The Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode (IIM-K), has concluded summer placements for its 17th Post Graduate Programme (PGP) batch.
According to a release by the institute, there has been a 20% increase in the number of offers per company which resulted in lesser number of companies participating in the placements process compared to last year. “Average stipend increased by 36% over previous year with Rs 2 lakhs as the highest domestic stipend amount,” informed the institute.
Recruiters included Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, Tata Administrative Services (TAS), L’Oreal, Godrej, Castrol, Cipla, Aviva, Altisource, Dell, InMobi, Whirlpool, Vodafone, Saint-Gobain, Aricent, Bosch, and ACC.
| Placement Summary |
|
| No of firms taking part in the placement process |
118 |
| Batch strength |
366 |
| Total offers accepted |
Undisclosed |
| Highest domestic stipend |
Rs 2 Lakh |
| Verticals |
Companies |
| Finance |
Citibank, JPMC, American Express, ICICI, Edelweiss, Aviva, Dell and L&T |
| General Management and Consulting |
Deloitte, Aditya Birla Group, Mahindra Group, Philips, Cognizant Business Consulting, Reliance Industries Ltd. and RPG |
| Sales and Marketing |
HUL, ITC, Asian Paints, Airtel, Pepsi, Marico, Pidilite, Kelloggs, Madura and Raymond |
| Operations and HR |
Asian Paints, L&T, Flipkart, Cipla, JSPL, Wildcraft and Genpact |
Other verticals and sectors include IT & ITES, media, event management, healthcare and sports management.
According to Professor Debashis Chatterjee, Director, IIM Kozhikode said, “Performance in the placements shows the growth of the campus across verticals. The gender diversity was received extremely well by the recruiters. We are glad that we could cater to needs of the industry.” Institute decided not to disclose the mean and median packages.
