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IIM-Calcutta records 100% placement, BCG group top recruiter

This year saw many new trends and a greater interest in the pre-placement offers. Several global firms participated as first time recruiters reinforcing the trust in the talent pool at the MBA programme.

Boston Consulting Group (BCG) emerged as the top recruiter in the management consulting cohort. (Express image/ file)

IIM Calcutta’s flagship MBA programme concluded the final placements for the 60th batch recording 100 per cent placements. A totalof 456 students participated in the dprocess, securing 538 offers rolled out by 196 companies despite the tough market conditions.

The consulting sector was at the top with 201 offers (37.3%) being made. Boston Consulting Group (BCG) emerged as the top recruiter in the management consulting cohort while Accenture Strategy emerged as the top recruiter in the strategy consulting cohort. Other consulting firms that participated in the IIM Calcutta placement season were McKinsey, Kearney, Alvarez & Marsal, Arthur D Little, Auctus Advisors, EY-Parthenon, Monitor Deloitte, TCS, KPMG, PwC, and Vector Consulting, amongst others. American Express emerged as the top recruiter in the payments and card cohort, followed by Mastercard.

About 114 offers were made in the areas of Private Equity, Venture Capital, Investment Banking, Markets, Asset and Wealth management which saw participation from firms like Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, Citi, Barclays, UBS, HSBC, BNP Paribas, Avendus, Moelis, Elevation Capital, DE Shaw, Claypond Capital, Standard Chartered, Arga Investment Management, Neo Asset & Wealth Management, Kotak Mahindra Capital, Kotak Alternate Asset, Ambit, Prime Ventures, Edelweiss, Ebullient Securities, o3 Capital, EY IB, and DC Advisory, amongst others.

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Both new and legacy firms participated in the process. The technology sector witnessed participation from firms like Google, Microsoft, Navi, Infosys Global, HiLabs, ThoughtSpot, Ola, Browserstack, UKG, Optum, ITC Infotech, EXL, and HCL. These firms extended 78 offers (14.5%). 145 offers (27%) were made primarily in Marketing and General Management domain by firms like Tata Administrative Services, Aditya Birla Group, GMR, RPSG, Zomato, Vedanta, RPG, Adani, Puma, Coca-Cola, Dabur, Airtel and Mankind Pharma, among others.

The placement season also saw participation from many new recruiters like DBS Bank, Welspun, Nykaa, Clear, Lava International, Juspay, Modelama Exports, Waaree Group, Fashion Accessories, Policybazaar, to name a few.

This year saw many new trends and a greater interest in the pre-placement offers. Several global firms participated as first time recruiters . As per IIM-C, the alumni network of the institute “continued to provide strong support to the placement outcomes.” The cluster-cohort system with its “dream and hold and wait policies ensured a fair process and better candidate-company fit.”

Professor Ritu Mehta, chairperson, placement committee, said, “We are very fortunate to have remarkable placement results despite challenging market conditions. Our graduates have got great opportunities to kickstart their careers after the management degree. We are very grateful to our recruiters to repose their trust in our students and our academic ecosystem”.

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