IIM Kozhikode has completed its final Placement 2017 with higher average salary and more recruiters marking their presence at the campus. The placement 2017 at IIM Kozhikode was marked with grand success with 100% placement achieved in record 6 days. More offers from more recruiters with higher packages remained the key attractions in IIMK placement 2017.
It is the 19th batch of the Post Graduate Programme of IIM Kozhikode that has concluded its final placements in a record six days. With 107 recruiters making 356 offers to 347 students, this year’s placements continued the trend of increasing average salary being offered to the students at INR 17.65 lakhs per annum. Last year average salary was Rs.17.1 lakhs.The highest domestic package was INR 37 lakhs per annum. This reinstated IIM Kozhikode’s standing in the industry with the major brand names participating in the process.
There were 26 first time recruiters who visited the campus for recruitment. They included Aspect Ratio, Evanssion, Feedback Infra, Infosys Management Consulting, Kalyan Group, Korn Ferry Hay Group and Microland. Other prominent recruiters at IIM Kozhikode were Accenture Strategy, BCG, Deloitte, Ernest & Young, Goldman Sachs, JPMC, McKinsey, PwC among others.
Key Trends in placement 2017
IIM Kozhikode has a consistent record of excellent placement. The students have found good placement in different sectors & domains with diverse profile.
Finance: 26% offers
The domain has seen a major upward swing with 26% offers coming from this domain. The season also saw an increase in the number & diversity of financial roles on offer with first time recruiters.
With major companies like American Express, Axis Bank, Citibank, Deutsche Bank, Edelweiss, Fidelity, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan Chase, Nomura, Yes Bank making offers to the candidates, the campus has seen an increase in on-campus placements in addition to the pre-placement offers already made to the students.
Sales & marketing: 25% offers
Sales and Marketing roles in the campus continued to flourish with 25% offers from major brands like 3M, Godrej, HUL, HPCL, IOCL, ITC, Maruti, Nestle, Philips, Raymonds among others participating and choosing the best talent from the campus.
Consulting: 24% offers
Consulting roles continued to be the favourite among the student community with major consulting companies like Accenture, BCG, CBC, Deloitte, EY, KPMG, McKinsey, PwC marking their presence at IIM Kozhikode and making more offers.
IT/Analytics: 13% offers
There were multiple offers made by companies in the IT/ ITES and analytics profile including American Express, Capgemini, Google, HCL GEM, HUL, Kirusa, Microsoft, Shell IT, TCS among others. Apart from the regular recruiters, the new recruiters also made offers for their IT/Analytics roles. There has been a good shift in the kind of roles being offered with students being recruited across various domains. The campus has been metamorphosing with the changing industry trends with the students adapting to industry requirements.
General Management: 8% offers
Recognizing the potential of students for the Leadership Programmes, roles were offered by Bosch, Evanssion, Kalyan Group, Mahindra Group, Mytrah, RPG, Tata Administrative Services, Tata Communications among others.
Strategy/Operations: 4% offers
The Strategy/Operations role saw the participation of Aditya Birla Group, Airtel, Madura, Mahindra, Reliance, RPG, TAS, Tata Communications and others including many first-time recruiters.
Started in 1997 with its Postgraduate Programme (PGP) comprising 42 students, the Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (IIMK) today has a batch strength of 356 odd students. The B-school is on a high growth trajectory today, offering widest range of academic programmes in the field of management education. These include Fellow Program in Management, Executive PG Programs, Management Development Programs and Faculty Development Programs. IIMK set up a Satellite campus at Infopark, Kochi, in 2013 dedicated to Executive Education.
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