XLRI - Xavier School of Management, Jamshedpur, has completed its Summer Internship Placements 2015 for its largest ever first year PGDM (Business Management & Human Resource) batch within 2.5 days.

The highest stipend offered is Rs. 2.5 lakh per month. The median stipend for the entire PGDM batch (BM & HR) is Rs 65,000 per month.According to the institute, the recruitment drive saw 95 companies participating in the process with 92 of them making offers to a batch of 360 students.    

XLRI also successfully continued its parallel placement process - ‘Parivartan’, for students willing to work with social sector organizations. Some notable firms participating the process included Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Tata Trust, E-Vidyaloka. Two students each were placed with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Tata Trust and E-Vidyaloka. The process was held and completed before the conventional Summer Placement Week.

“As a socially aware and conscientious institution, XLRI had launched a parallel placement process called ‘Parivartan’ with the aim to show our solidarity towards the social sector where students can get summer internship opportunities to work with Non-Government Organizations and Not-for-Profit Organizations. We are happy that students are coming out of their conventional thought processes and have started  showing interest to work and learn with these social sector organisations”, said E Abraham S J, Director of XLRI.

Sector-wise Internship Offered to PGDM Business Management

International Roles

This year saw many international offers in internships. Companies like ABG, HUL, Kellogg’s, and Godrej offered multiple international roles.