The Indian School of Business (ISB) Hyderabad has completed its placements for the Class of 2010 with élan. In all 346 leading domestic and international companies participated in the 2010 placements. ISB has recorded a 33 per cent increase in the number of offers as compared to last year and an 11 per cent increase in the salaries (CTC) over last year. Leading sectors that recruited at ISB were Technology, Consulting and Finance. Emergence of ‘Green Energy’ as a new category of recruiters was a new trend this year.

The ISB Class comprised 568 students from diverse backgrounds and work experience ranging from 2 to 20 years.  Its noteworthy that ISB uses Rolling Placement System that promoted lateral placements.

Announcing the placements results, Ajit Rangnekar, Dean, ISB, said, “I am humbled by the confidence that companies have reposed in us once again, by choosing ISB students to augment their talent pool. Our students come with a rich and diverse experience, and their transformational year at the ISB has helped them to boost their capabilities and move along their chosen career paths.”

This is the ninth year that the ISB is using the Rolling Placements System. The system is a lateral hiring process that is spread over several months, giving both the recruiters and the students, time to find the best fit. During this period, the school also supported and encouraged students in their independent search efforts to find their preferred careers. The result was an increase in the number of offers and the variety of roles that that were offered to the students. Going forward, the ISB says it will continue this model of an extended rolling placement period, to ensure that every student is given time and independence to help find their preferred careers.

The number of offers made by the top 10 companies from Technology , Consulting  and Finance increased by 116, 40 and 30 percent respectively over the last year, making them the largest recruiters on campus this year. Pharma, Healthcare, Infrastructure, Real Estate, Media and Energy were some of the other sectors chosen by the Class of 2010. This year also witnessed a spurt in the number of companies from the ‘Green Energy’ sector.

In international placements, several students were offered Global Leadership Programs in countries such as Italy, Hong Kong, UK, Switzerland, Germany and Singapore in the areas of Financial Services, Pharmaceuticals, Aviation, Information Technology, Agribusiness and Luxury Goods.

With the graduating Class of 2010, the ISB now has a network of over 3000 alumni spread across the world, making a mark in business and industry.

Some of the recruiters at ISB were STAR India, Citibank NA, Deutsche Bank AG, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, ICICI Bank, Royal Bank of Scotland, A.T. KEARNEY, Accenture Services, Arthur D. Little Asia, Booz & Company, Deloitte Consulting, Diamond Management & Technology Consultants, McKinsey & Company, The Boston Consulting Group, Aditya Birla Group, ITC Limited, Colgate-Palmolive (India), PepsiCo India, Philips Electronics, L&T, Cognizant Technology Solutions, Bharti Airtel, Google India, and IBM India (partial list of recruiters). 

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