All 525 eligible students of Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIM-B) were recruited for summer placements by over 130 companies, which made 529 offers. “The roles they were recruited into were in the domains of private equity and venture capital, business analytics, consulting, finance, general management, IT/product management, operations, sales and marketing", IIM-B said in a statement on Monday.
The college said that the summer placements were conducted online, and all 525 students, including PGP (Postgraduate Program) and PGP BA (Business Analytics) students, were placed in less than a week of starting the process.
"Traditional recruiters have supported us by bringing in new roles across divisions. New recruiters have come in. Other than the domain of Consulting, students have also received a large number of offers for S&M (Sales & Marketing) (95), General Management (81) and Finance (71)," said Anushree Jibhakate, Student Placement Representative at IIM-B.
Accenture, Amazon, Bain, BCG, Kearney and McKinsey were the top recruiters, the release stated.
There were 144 offers made in Consulting, with Accenture 24, Bain & Company 18, and Boston Consulting Group 17 making the most offers among others.
Consulting companies that recruited the graduates include Accenture, Alvarez & Marsal, Boston Consulting Group, Cognizant Business Consulting, Kearney, and McKinsey & Company.
Companies which recruited from the first batch of MBA Business Analytics graduates included Amazon, American Express, Appario, Citibank, Cloudtail, PayU, Titan, Uber, Unacademy & Yodlee. “A total of 25 companies made offers to the MBA Business Analytics students,” the release said.
“The novelty of the virtual ecosystem, integrated for the online summer placements 2021, will always be a landmark achievement. The continued support of our existing recruiters, the excitement of new recruiters and the amazing teamwork amongst all stakeholders have ensured the successful summer placements,” Dr. Roopa Adyasha, Senior Manager of Career Development Services, IIM Bangalore, said in a statement.