IIM-C got its batch of almost 300 students, which is the largest batch amongst all the IIMs, placed in a record 4.5 days. And IIM-C says its elite placements rank ahead of even IIM-A and IIM-B.
The Slot 0 saw companies such as Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch, McKinsey, Macquarie, Credit Suisse, A T Kearney, Boston Consulting Group, Bain & Company, HSBC Global, JP Morgan Chase, Barclays Capital, Deutsche Bank and Lehman Brothers amongst many others.
Firms such as Merrill Lynch (18), Morgan Stanley (11), JP Morgan Chase (13), HSBC Global (6), AT Kearney (5) and Mc Kinsey (8) recruited the highest number of students from IIM Calcutta across all the IIMs, says IIM-C. IIM-C clarifies that its comparison is based on placement reports arriving from other IIM campuses. Says IIM-C, "Around 50% of the Slot 0 firms recruited their highest numbers from IIM-C across all the IIMs."
Then there were firms, like Credit Suisse, which chose to recruit exclusively from IIM Calcutta picking up 7 students. Macquarie, which was recruiting for the first time from IIM Calcutta, selected 9 students.
Says IIM-C, "These superlative placements are no surprise for the batch of students with the highest number of Aditya Birla Scholars this year (5 out of the 10 across all the IIMs)."
More than 58% of Slot 0 offers were made by International Investment Banks and 37% by international consulting firms. Another highest for IIM Calcutta was the number of international offers that were offered to the students which totaled 137 in all. This too came from varied domains, and included openings in retail, general management, marketing and investment banking.
Some of the major firms offering these international positions included marketing behemoths such as Proctor and Gamble, Hindustan Unilever Limited and Coke, the ubiquitous investment banks, the consulting firms, and by Indian firms such as the Aditya Vikram Birla Group and Dabur.
IIM Calcutta shared its summer placements highlights by a comparison table below.
How top 3 IIMs compare:
|
Company |
Students recruited |
||
|
|
IIM Calcutta |
IIM Ahmedabad** |
IIM Bangalore** |
|
Merrill Lynch |
18 |
13 |
10 |
|
JP Morgan Chase |
13 |
NA |
11 |
|
Morgan Stanley |
11 |
NA |
6 |
|
Credit Suisse |
7 |
0 |
0 |
|
HSBC |
6 |
0 |
5 |
|
Rothschild |
2 |
1 |
2 |
|
AT Kearney |
5 |
NA |
NA |
|
McKinsey |
8 |
NA |
4 |
*NA : Data Not Available ** According to Placement reports released by IIMA and IIMB
Source: IIM Calcutta
