Internship in Thiagarajar School of Management

Every year, PGDM students undergo an internship from April to June, while MBA students do it from May to June. 

Thiagarajar School of Management (TSM), which offers programmes such as PGDM, MBA, Twinning programme of PGCM + MS, PhD, and PG DSBA, has established itself as one of the best business schools in South India. Thiagarajar School of Management is committed to high-quality teaching and collaborative learning and activities.

About Internship at TSM

In a world, where competition is increasing with each and every second, placements have become a measuring unit of success. TSM students are exposed to a wide range of functional areas such as marketing, finance, human resources, operations, and departments of the business such as software, finance, banking, fast-moving consumer goods, manufacturing, and consulting. TSM aims to be the best institution for the students. Hence, the management is always engaged in developing long-term relationships with the institution’s business partners. In recent years, a greater number of new organisations have marked their presence in the college, offering both summer internship programs and final placements.

Internship Opportunities for the Top Courses

Students who are pursuing Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) are provided with summer internship programs (SIP). Summer internship opportunities are not offered for other programmes such as the Twinning programme of PGCM & MS, PhD, and PG DSBA programmes. This is because students with work experience are only enrolled for these programmes and hence they already have industry experience. Summer internship programmes (SIP) are offered to help students obtain additional industry exposure before jumping into managerial roles.

Internship Information

Summer Internship Program (SIP) is offered in both offline and online mode. At the end of the first year, each student is expected to have completed the Summer Internship Program (SIP). The duration of the SIP for PGDM students is three months and for MBA students is two months. TSM mandates that all first-year students should take part in a summer internship in their desired functional area since it is an important element of the program. Each year, PGDM students undergo an internship from April to June, while MBA students do it from May to June. Summer internship programmes provide the opportunity of converting the internship into a preplacement offer (PPO) and assisting students with job placement.

Top recruiters for Summer Internship Programmes (SIP) are as follows at TSM are

• ITC Limited
• HUL
• Virtusa
• TVS Group
• Ernst & Young
• Loyal Textiles
• TTK Healthcare Ltd
• Hindu Tamil Thisai
• Talent Serve
• MBATrek Pvt. Ltd.
• Ruby Food Products Pvt. Ltd.
• Optisol Business Solutions
• Unschool: Educational Consultants
• CommuniTREE – Climate Healers

Notwithstanding the Covid-19 outbreak, a large number of new recruiters have started to pick students for SIP from TSM. Asian Paints, Coca-Cola, ICICI Bank, Nestlé, SBI, TVS, Murugappa Group, SPIC, Pon-Pure Chemicals, Reliance Retail, Trimble, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Aravind Eyecare, AUDI, HFFC, and Aachi Masala are among the employers who have continued to place their trust in TSM learners. Apptivo, Saint-Gobain, Nippon Paint, 24 Mantra Organic, Kaleesuwari, and Fyndhere are among the new recruiters.

Most companies provide Internship completion certificates and letters of appreciation after the completion of Summer Internship Programs. Only a few organisations provide stipends varying from INR 1,000 to INR 10,000 each month. The amount of this compensation is based on the student's performance in the SIP.

Top sectors where students undergo internships are software, finance, banking, marketing, talent management, recruitment, learning & development, business development, fast-moving consumer goods, manufacturing, business analytics and consulting.

Process of the Summer Internship Programmes (SIP)

Students need to register their desired functional area in the form floated by the placement cell of Thiagarajar School of Management. The role and job description are shared with the students based on that company. Students have to apply for the company they wish to join. Eligible students are selected based on their interview and evaluation process performance. 

Students can also opt for off-campus internships. It should be done within the specified time provided by the institution. After the completion of the Summer Internship Program (SIP) from off-campus, students have to submit the internship completion certificate provided by the company.

­About the Author

Ponnila SM is pursuing MBA from the Thiagarajar School of Management. Writing is her passion, and she feels it allows her to explore different words and put them together to form meaningful sentences.

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