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The Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Kozhikode secured internship projects for its 343 students of the 2011-13 batch with 108 firms including 35 new companies.
| Batch Strength | 343 |
| IIM Kozhikode claims that there were no opt-outs | |
| Total number of companies confirming presence | 110 |
| Number of companies that made offer | 108 |
The top five recruiters by number of offers were ITC, Citibank, Reliance Industries, TAS and HUL.
Several first time recruiters such as TAS, CLSA, Societe Generale, Amazon, Avalon Consulting, Macquarie Capital, Yahoo, Dabur, RPG Group, Mentor Graphics, Dawn Consulting, Ittiam systems, UAE Exchange & Herbz offered weighty training projects at foreign locations such as Hong Kong, London and Dubai.
Over 30% of the batch bagged offers in sales and marketing functions. FMCG companies picked up the largest chunk of interns, courtesy HUL, ITC, Marico, Reckitt Benckiser, Pepsico, Asian Paints, Johnson & Johnson, Kellogs, Heinz, Perfetti, Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages, Dabur and Brittania.
Telecom major Bharti Airtel also participated in the process. Among pharma companies, GSK Pharma and Medtronics; Apparel & Accessories Madura Fashion & Lifestyle, Titan, Wildcraft; Home Decor Akzo Nobel and others like AVT McCormick and Pidilite hired summer interns.
Investment Banks and other financial institutions lapped up 25% of the batch. Deutche Bank, JP Morgan Chase, Nomura, Macquarie Capital, American Express, Standard Chartered Bank, HSBC, Citibank, Goldman Sachs, Edelweiss offered roles in asset management, equity markets and investment banking. Indian banking majors like ICICI and Axis Bank offered commercial banking opportunities. Companies like the L&T; group, UST and Prism offerred roles in Corporate Finance, Payments Enablement and other emerging areas in the Finance vertical.
Deloitte Consulting, Cognizant Business Consulting, Nodwin, Wipro Consulting, Asclepius and Mindtree offered consulting roles.
Companies like MSM India (previously Sony Entertainment Television), HT Media, Bates 141, Milward Brown, Outsmart 360 & Dr Hussains City represented hiring from alternative sectors. Emerging sectors of the Indian economy like realty, educational services and the social sector saw several organizations like Edunirvana, Janaagraha and GEC participate in the process.
Among conglomerates, TAS, Mahindra & Mahindra, Reliance Industries, TAFE, L&T;, Jindal Steel and GMR offerred varied roles from infrastructure, hospitality and manufacturing including a role in Sports Management with an IPL team.
Business Development and IT Consulting roles were offered by Infosys, TCS, Aricent, Genpact & Wipro offering roles in these areas.
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GibsonLesPaul Studying in top 10 B school kicks ass..#1 • 11 Nov '11 Like -
GibsonLesPaul Had Kochi tuskers been there, they would have picked one or two..#2 • 11 Nov '11 Like
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niktheonly1 I think instead of just naming d companies an idea about pay packages would be more indicative..#3 • 11 Nov '11 Like
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bkd.exe Well the performance this time at IIM L and K has been extra-ordinary ! Setting new benchmarks for others to emulate !! TAS and Macquarie finally recruit !! Awesome performance !#4 • 11 Nov '11 Like
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rahulmn I have to say with its absurd admission policy I will never get into IIM-K. No Respect
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coming2iim i cant believe.........diff between A/B/C and K........ forget yaar..........all top 20 are same.........AND ITS SHAME! Cant expect this much from K. TAS is there..........ye ho kya gaya hai companies ko..........bhai logon i can bet IIM Ranchi & raipur are also not behind IIM-A. want to laugh!!#6 • 12 Nov '11 Like
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rahulmn @coming2iim dude there is still some difference between A/B/C and the rest. The company names are same alright but the profiles and the no. of students recruited vary. I can vouch for this as I have friends in K and C as well. So please refrain from posting butchered facts#7 • 12 Nov '11 Like
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Artaxerxes @coming2iim: Dude, dont go by what reports get published on PG alone. Just because a company visits an institute, doesnt reflect on the quality of placements that institute offers. U'll find many top companies visiting IIM A,B,C and many non IIM instis like MDI also. But the quality of roles it offers in different places are different. Also the numbers they recruit in different places are different too. Coming down to that, U have to be in one of these instis to realise that the quality of placements across A,B and C are also not exactly the same, let alone compare them to L, K and I.#8 • 12 Nov '11 Like
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arion5 Completely agree with Abhishek. The kind of profiles offered at C/A/B are many times different than the ones offered at L,I,K, etc.#9 • 12 Nov '11 Like
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Sajal_lovescat There is a clarification, and I think it is important to clear this. IIM K does not claim that there were no opt outs, the placement department due to some policy, did not release that number (considering that many opt outs happen well before placements end and the number can be misleading...also there were people getting excellent offers through personal attempts) I hope this helps. I would certainly not want any thing getting miscommunicated. Thanks.#10 • 12 Nov '11 Like
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Tarukmakto @Abhishek Jansari & arion5 pls dont club "L" with "I and K"...Go to google news and try to find out abt the placement statistics of "L". This year it had a record 50 offers made in day zero. Day zero is where all the difference is made. After that all placements are same be at "A/B/C" or SIBM etcetera. "A/B/C" usually gets the most day zero offers (more than 50 made at "L"). But that is it...other than ISB i don't think any other B-school gets day zero offer in numbers which "L" has managed this year.#11 • 12 Nov '11 Like
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Tarukmakto Day zero is consult (Mck,BCG...) ,front end I-bank, Hedge funds, PE#12 • 12 Nov '11 Like
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coming2iim @Abhishek Jansari :- i completely agree with you but.....L cant be in the club of i,k. one of the best IIM i consider. bhai......A/B/C lies in a special class but how much diff a role could be. forget work-ex.......an mba guy in IIM-Ranchi and IIM-A with no work ex if placed in TAS/any firm is, how much diff role can you offer. its not possible that u make the R-guy to work under A-guy.????? i agree that the no of placements varies. P.S. guys i am new to all these placement stuffs, having very very little knowledge. i compare the institutes based on there placements statistics only and for that i donot include the international offers. And for that i given A/B/C/FMS/XLRI/JBIMS the best and the same place(based on the last yr placement statistics.#13 • 12 Nov '11 Like
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coming2iim @ rahulmn : mind your language bhai..........ladai karni hai kya???? there are many ways to state the fact! U can opt good-one also.#14 • 12 Nov '11 Like
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rahulmn @Tarukmato I Quote "After that all placements are same be at A/B/C or SIBM etcetera. " Very questionable. Guess guys studying in C would be able to justify/clarify this statement.#15 • 12 Nov '11 Like
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rahulmn @coming2iim Where have I used bad language? I was giving a straight and unbiased opinion. If it has, in any way, hurt you, I am sorry#16 • 12 Nov '11 Like
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shashank3012 @ niktheonly1: I think roles and kinds of projects offered should concern you more than the packages. How much of a head start you think can you get in 2 months with regards to earnings? I am glad that pg hasn't carried average figures for summer placements. It's too random and highly misleading. TAS, for example, has one of the lowest stipends on campus. Does that deter you from applying to it? @All: Those in a b-school might have realized how futile this entire comparison exercise is. Those coming in will realize it next year. Seeing an entire batch placed is a proud feeling in itself. Once into the process, you don't have the time to gather which companies would be on campus, how much would they be paying, if our placement would be any more different than that of a higher ranked b-school, etc. The process is way more random than the entrance tests we face/have faced. Shortlisting of CVs/forms is entirely subjective and not on any defined cut-off criteria. I know cases where people have got all the pre-processes calls but haven't got any on "day zero". And day zero for me is a myth. Good companies and profiles will keep on coming depending on the brand value, alumni network and the quality of the placement team of your college. And after a number, it becomes difficult to place people. You can see that the number of good companies coming to various campuses differ only by a little and so, placing 400 students is more difficult (though not impossible) than placing 150. Being among the best few in any b-school is important for getting a good placement but these 'best few' cannot be defined on any fixed criteria. The thing would be to make the most of the opportunities you get, and believe me, you will get plenty of them. Roles do differ across b-schools but they would be made known to you during the pre-placement talks. Basing your judgment entirely on previous year profiles might hurt. For example, a couple of leading FMCG companies changed the profiles offered to pure sales for this year which wasn't the case last year. If you had come to the campus with these as your 'dream companies', you might have felt let down by a bit. And please don't compare colleges here. This is for the benefit of the aspirants as to what are the companies coming to campus. Any user clubbing your college with some other college doesn't harm your reputation. Fighting against it and trying to break free does. We all know that all the IIMs are good places to study and most of the people studying there are indeed the brightest minds of the country
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tamashaguy very well said shashank..the thought after entering into a bschool changes entirely by 360 degree...all these comparisons just seem to be a huge exercise in futility..#18 • 12 Nov '11 Like
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coming2iim PRABHU........tussi great ho! but we were not comparing. we were trying to differentiate because these statistics integrating the R with A. 'indeed the brightest minds of the country' I am outside this now! want to be in the 'brightest'. let's see!#19 • 12 Nov '11 Like
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arion5 @Doc: Well said. Totally agree with what you say. @coming2iim: There will be some firms which will go only to C, A, B, or offer more/better profiles there. There will also be many firms that will offer same roles, and same profiles at all the IIMs, as well as the other top 20 colleges. But then a person at C, A, B atleast has a shot at the better profiles/companies that are offered there exclusively. @rahulmn and Tarukmakto: Would not like to comment on that, comparison is not allowed on PG. Also, even though I have a fair idea about the process at L, I am not qualified enough to comment on that, because the entire list of firms and profiles offered is never released outside the institute.#20 • 12 Nov '11 Like
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tatadocomo @doc : exactly my thoughts.... and comparing or differentiating l/i/k based on placement statistics alone is not only futile but also pointless..... a lot more is there to mba/pgdm than placements let alone summers.....#21 • 13 Nov '11 Like
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ajith.asok Please don compare L with I and K......L s far ahead......waiting for the L report.......there were international offers exclusively for L this time around.....waiting for the awesome report#22 • 14 Nov '11 Like
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shashank3012 @ Ajith: As much as you like comparing institutes, strong sentiments without any backing are frowned upon on this forum. Please keep your opinions to yourself instead of sparking up debates here.#23 • 14 Nov '11 Like
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ajith.asok @shashank...i don think my tone was that of sparking a debate...anyways thanks for the advice....and the keep the last part to yourself too....cheers......#24 • 14 Nov '11 Like
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pranav.spjimr @ Shashank: I agree with you fully from my experience of how placements happen at any of the B-Schools. From what I have seen, during any placement schedule, the first 30 % people get placed easily, the next 55 % will get placed easily once the first 30 % are out, and the remaining 15 % will need some pushing. Now, the catch is that you never know on which day you would be in which of these categories....and all that depends on the subjective assessment....you may be top 30 % for a role on a day, and bottom 5 % for another on another day..... My genuine advice to aspirants is that comparing may not be a great idea....you will get the best from any of the top B-Schools, if the market conditions are good....#25 • 14 Nov '11 Like
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yechess I am studying at IIM-L. Looking at the comments here, all I will say is that many of these comments only spreads misinformation an rumors. @All- You will have close friends who study in IIMs. Talk to them as they will give you an honest picture of the real status with respect to the placements. This is all I will say.#26 • 14 Nov '11 Like
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yechess Apologies for the typos.#27 • 14 Nov '11 Like
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ankit7.k ABC are highly talked of not because their students and alumni kept praising their institutes and showing their institutes better than others. These institutes made their name by showing great performances. Similarly, if any other institute wants itself to be counted amongst the best, it should not happen by self-proclamation by its students. Even the institute would not like it to happen this way. The above comments about a certain institute would certainly not create a desired image about it in the minds of the aspirants.#28 • 15 Nov '11 Like
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ankit7.k The attitude of the students tells highly about the culture at a certain institute. So one should try to behave well in public forums otherwise it would have a direct bearing on the image of the institute.#29 • 15 Nov '11 Like
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ankit9doshi I agree with yechess. There is worng information and rumour mongering by many. Here is some data that should help put some speculation and comparison to rest : http://insideiim.com/iimlucknow-summerplacements-2011-13/#30 • 15 Nov '11 Like
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illtutmish i agree with yechess... All of us have friends in various iims.... ask them and you will get the true pic...so dont go by the placement reports and start comparing institutes....as doc said ppl who have entered bschools know what the process is like...those entering as 2014 batch will get to know the reality next year...:)#31 • 17 Nov '11 Like
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