Summers 2004 Report at XLRI

Hey Guys Feels good to be back to PGForum after a big hiatus.As a member of the External Linkages team here, it is only right that i share with you the facts as it comes from the horses’ mouth. Here it is then. Regards Gaurav Kathotia S…

Hey Guys
Feels good to be back to PGForum after a big hiatus.As a member of the External Linkages team here, it is only right that i share with you the facts as it comes from the horses' mouth. Here it is then.
Regards
Gaurav Kathotia

Summer internship Programme 2004

Whoever said that recession was going to hamper the blazing trail of success at XLRI, vastly underestimated the marketability of this fresh lot at XLRI. The Summer Internship Programme (SIP) 2004 began on the 18th October 2003. The campus has worn a festive look since. Brilliant brains lined up in formals, wearing the crisp expression of the corporate world that they were soon to join were picked up in a hurry by companies who vied with one another to fulfill their requirements. As always happens, some companies fell short of the numbers they desired there simply werent enough takers!

Aneesh Banerjee, Secretary of the Placement Committee defined the placements as yet another success story in the history of XLRI placements.
According to Professor Sabyasachi Sengupta, Placement Co-ordinator, The increase in the student intake in the current batch posed a challenge to us regarding the placements, but with an increase in the number of companies visiting the campus as also the spurt in the numbers picked by them re-affirmed the faith that recruiters have put in the XLRI student community.
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The figures indicate a definite shift towards the brick and mortar & FMCG firms, which accounted for 40% of the placements so far. Within this category the largest haul was by Hindustan Lever a total of 9 students across both batches, the break up being 3 from PMIR and 6 from BM. Other recruiters which walked away with large contingents include TAS, BPCL & ICICI with 7 apiece, DRL (6), CTS, TATA Motors, ABN Amro & Standard Chartered with 5 each. Other recruiters in this category include Procter and Gamble, Coca Cola, Pepsi, Gillette, Britannia, Reckitt Benckiser, etc.
The figures across the other categories were Banking & Finance: 25%, Consulting: 15% and IT/ITES: 20%. The major names in these sectors include Citibank, HSBC, ICICI, Accenture, Hewitt Associates, Cognizant Technology Solutions, ABN AMRO, etc. The sector wise breakup is also given in the pie-chart.

The campus managed to attract new industry stalwarts for SIP 2004. Companies such as Bates, ICICI Prudential, WeP, Texas Instruments, TATA AIG, and Hewlett Packard, Accenture, MsourcE, BPCL, participated in the SIP programme at XLRI for the first time. Also, Mercer and TATA Motors visited the campus after a long absence.

Stipends too, were on the rise recession or no recession. Notably, the highest stipend offered on campus viz. Rs. 50,000 from Cognizant Technology Solutions. The average stipend across sectors stood at Rs. 26,500.

XLRI stands for excellence and produces managers who grow into leaders in their fields. Its no wonder that the industry continues to put faith in them. SIP 2004 is only an affirmation of this already well-known fact. To sum it up, here is what a jubilant student had to say about SIP, My anxiety regarding the summers gave way to absolute elation when I landed an internship with my dream company. I think the best part of the process was the camaraderie between batches and the way senior students conducted the process. I am looking forward to my internship which will prepare me well for the rigors of the corporate life.

According to Aneesh Banerjee, Secretary of the Placement committee This year placements have shown a marked shift towards placements with IT support. I feel placement processes are evolving and in the next few years we would see a shift with processes going online. XLRI is gearing up and is in sync with what technology has to offer. I will not be surprised if we change the face of premier b-school placement processes in the next couple of years.

Waise ,myself got placed at Hewlett Packard Bangalore.
Looking forward to hearing from other guys
Gaurav kathotia

Waise ,myself got placed at Hewlett Packard Bangalore.
Looking forward to hearing from other guys

congrats d00d!
the last time i heard...Bharath got into HLL...and Lyndon into Lehman Brothers!

Guys
Please read the excerpt "Notably, the highest stipend offered on campus viz. Rs. 50,000 from Cognizant Technology Solutions" as "Notably, the highest stipend offered on campus viz. Rs. 50,000 for two months from Cognizant Technology Solutions". The typo is regretted. :wink:

Gaurav Kathotia

Waise ,myself got placed at Hewlett Packard Bangalore.
Looking forward to hearing from other guys
Gaurav kathotia


While , Kathu is back 2 bangalore 😉
Me not so lucky to go back home !

Yours Truly was bagged by pepsi and in all probablity will be a 'mussafir' for the 2 months ... at what i do best .... travelling and never arriving (as of now that is ) !!!
Well if all this doesnt make sense - refer the footnote - and take note of the time - here it is 4.21 AM ! with a presentation lined up tomm morn !!

and for those of u who cant believe the transition ...
... yeah - i typed r8 - from greenpeace to pepsi ... from saving the world to quenching thirst ... from a not-for-profits to only for profits ! dats wat time spent in a b-school does to an 'activist' at heart !

Jst hoping greenpeace does not launch a campaign against all cola cos now !

No I am not complaining abt the summers esp when it promises to pay for all the traveling around !
Caveat & a bit of advice: to all aspirants esp to Anil :mg" (!) ... The no non sense ...k ... k ...


stop dreaming abt the Cos now ... esp
Monsieur Anil "Layman" Gorti ! & Crack CAT !!!
& Sandeep I recvd ur PM abt ur PMIR enquiries mail me at the ID I sent u ( in case u dint receive it jst buzz anil abt it )


AND before I forget - congrats to Bharath there on making it to levers.
( d00d wat happnd to fin focus? Or is it all hocus-pocus )

One more thing a b-school can do to you -
a friend of mine from a diff b-school stopped corresponding with me all of a sudden.

The reason ? Well his last message read - that -he was placed in Coke. After that never heard frm him !!!

Time to stop I guess I hv overused the Mr Greens for now !

well ther u hv a greenpeacian still !!!

Peace
MaV
AND before I forget - congrats to Bharath there on making it to levers.
( d00d wat happnd to fin focus? Or is it all hocus-pocus)


Thanks Suj! Talking abt focus, well if you dont get Fin shortlists, but just Mar and Sys shortlists, I suppose u dont have a choice At the end of the day, I really can't complain abt HLL, can I ? 😃

Hey guys!

Seems long time since i managed to browse this place :)

going back to summers, Urs truly got thru ITC (had an offer with ABN Amro as well, but Fin sounds lil scary)

Regards
Amit

ok...any1 remember me? :shock:

lemme warn ppl abt a possible stock market crash sumtime next summer...
i'm goin to the National Stock Exchange
Mumbai...here i come 😁

Thanks Suj! Talking abt focus, well if you dont get Fin shortlists, but just Mar and Sys shortlists, I suppose u dont have a choice At the end of the day, I really can't complain abt HLL, can I ?


Bingo ! Bharath ... applies for me as well 😞
I tried complaining once here in vain ... was thulped by the others around me

The "lord of dreams" has awakened frm his slumber -
Morpheus Prajee and ITC !!! Sounds fun

'MaV ( its still me Suj 😁 )

"I still dont know what I will be doing this summer..."

Hi there...could you please tell me the intake for PM&IR; and BM programs at XL 2005.

Thanks

Raj

Congrats Guys..........

Just wondering if any PGite is coming to Coca -Cola????

Anish

This is the last year summers thread boss 😃

Hey...

Just wondering if any PGite is in ITC for summers2005? I'm in ITC for summers but location not known!

Hey...

Just wondering if any PGite is in ITC for summers2005? I'm in ITC for summers but location not known!

Think you missed to check the post above yours. 😉