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Job market too dull to risk increasing intake: IIM Trichy...

[embedded image] Prof Prafulla Agnihotri The Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Trichy is about to complete its first year of existence. PaGaLGuY catches up with its director Prof Prafulla Agnihotri to know how the year went. The most important takeaway from the short interview was that the job market slowdown may le...

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premkatiyar Last question's answer...completely fake....even if it wa.... 08 Feb '12.

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Job market too dull to risk increasing intake: IIM Trichy director

by Lajwanti D'Souza in interview, IIM Trichy, Prafulla Agnihotri

04 Feb '12

A short tete-a-tete with IIM Trichy director Prafulla Agnihotri on what the coming year is going to look like.

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premkatiyar Last question's answer...completely fake....even if it was known to that person...it might be only because some of the IIMs have student exchange programs with some of the bottom most ranked universities in Europe and that too with many of them....And excessive use of word 'I' in interview indicates he is going to be one of those authoritative directors that most of the IIMs have got today who are insensitive and indifferent to the realities of world and will build an expensive swimming pool in the campus even when the institute doesn't even have a decent single playground for sport of any kind(football,cricket).
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shishirdbhat @premkatiyar, I'm sure your baseless, trolling comments are reflective of an attitude that will be appreciated by any organization that you belong to. The Director's answer to the last question is not only true (unthinkable that it isn't), it was only one of many anecdotes mentioned. As for excessive use of "I", you couldn't be farther than truth (but, you're clutching at straws here anyway). If you've read the interview in its entirety, you'll see that our Director is anything but authoritative and insenstive/indifferent to the "realities of world" as you put it. And, for what it's worth, we have cricket stadium, sports complex, swimming pool, etc (courtesy NIT Trichy) but that shouldn't stop you from making more baseless remarks, I suppose. Try contributing to the discussion next time.
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abhirathore replied to [2012-2014] IIM Lucknow Call Getters Discussion

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18 Jan '12

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Would you like to be handed over a job or would you rathe...

26 May '11

[embedded image] Visual by Deanmeyersnet It is no secret that if entrance scores permit, many MBA hopefuls would seek admission only to those b-schools that offer the most lucrative placements. That an MBA degree in India, comes packaged with a job is understood. But not so in b-schools abroad, where students have to hunt ...

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pagalguy @robin - yes. its a long drawn process even at the top sc.... 26 May '11.

grondmaster "Snapshots from Hell", by Peter Robinson: This is one boo.... 26 May '11.

Would you like to be handed over a job or would you rather work for it?

by Lajwanti D'Souza in INSEAD, Placements 2011, IIMB, NUS, Richard Ivy

26 May '11

Indian b-schools have placement cells which help students bag jobs on campus. Abroad, b-schools students more or less struggle on their own to get a job, at the most, their b-schools hand over a few numbers and addresses of prospective companies.

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pagalguy @robin - yes. its a long drawn process even at the top schools
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grondmaster "Snapshots from Hell", by Peter Robinson: This is one book that details the travails of an MBA in the US. Over there, I am not sure whether there exists the idea of a programmed, process oriented 'placement' structure. This is relevant in India primarily. Even engineering schools have placement processes here. I would like to think that due to the demand-supply paradigm, people here find it easier to have a placment process. It has its benefits. But, unfortunately, over the last decade and a half, it has taken priority over everything else, being easily quantified. In such a scenario, overdependence on placements - be it for placing people, or for reporting the value of your college, or anything else, can be wrong. Undeniably, there are people who need to be given second party support in getting themselves a job, which is where the placement process is useful. But if it is used as a crutch to get everyone, dependent or independent, a job, then that per se is stretching it. Inflated salaries that will not be available outside the placement process muddle the scenario even furthur. A person, with equal qualifications, will get a lower salary when he has hunted for the same job than a person getting it during a placement process. And I am talking about actual, in hand, pay, that one gets at the end of the month, and not inflated CTC figures. I wonder why this disconnect exists. India is a land of dichotomies. They are seen in politics, culture, and pretty much everything, including the cut-throat world of MBAs and corporate officedom.
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abhirathore replied to [2011-2013] IIM Lucknow Call Getters Discussion

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22 Apr '11

Hi,
Ignicion was the forum for students with GD-Pi calls so that the seniors can help them in the interview stage.
Now, for people who have cleared the final hurdle and have become part of the helL family....Acropolis is the place to be....to get all your nitty gritty queries answered and a...

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abhirathore replied to [2011-2013] IIM Lucknow Call Getters Discussion

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13 Apr '11

The exchange program in IIM L is on par with the programs at ABC. We have around 15-20 colleges where students can go on exchange programs. The colleges are mostly in Europe, with a few in Canada. No US B-School as of now,but we might be having a few from next year. People interested in exchange ...

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abhirathore replied to [2011-2013] IIM Lucknow Call Getters Discussion

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12 Apr '11

For all your queries related to placements....refer the following article:
IIM Lucknow Placements 2011: 528 job offers to 366 students
Prospective Students
Any other information apart from the above sources cannot be provided on this forum.
Also, regarding specific queries like front ...

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FMS Delhi placements 2011: P&G;, Deloitte, Accenture bigg...

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Delhi University's Faculty of Management Studies (FMS) completed placements for its MBA batch of 2009-11. The process secured 242 offers for a total batch of 200 students (including both MBA and MBA - Management of Services batches) from a total of 91 companies. A total of 124 companies confirmed presence, of which 97 actuall...

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UnrewardedG Why don't they declare the lowest domestic salary like 7 .... 24 May '12.

talktoash30 What is the salary offered by deutsche bank. 7d.

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IIM Indore final placements 2011: Finance and Consulting ...

05 Apr '11

[embedded image] Almost 100 companies visited Indian Institute of Management, Indore (IIMI) for final placements for the PGP 2009-11 batch. While the average salary was Rs 14.06 lakhs, at least eight from the batch received salaries of Rs 32 lakhs each. Profiles were offered in investment banking, consulting, BFSI and FMC...

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reality_bytes the paradox is that people with work ex are the ones who .... 05 Apr '11.

reality_bytes i forgot something else...it so transpires that the highe.... 05 Apr '11.

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Analysis of the rankings, trends and insights

06 Jan '12

It's interesting to observe how sections of the latest ranking results resemble those in the PaGaLGuY Rankings of 2008. The economic recession came and went, and in many ways the last year's (2010) PaGaLGuY Rankings reflected the challenges b-schools faced in placing their batches during hard times. With MBA recruitments back...

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abhirathore How can IIM L be ranked lower than XLRI.....for the BM pr.... 22 Feb '11.

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IIM Ahmedabad summer placements 2010-12: Finance dips, co...

01 May '12

[embedded image] Twelve days and four clusters later, the biggest batch of the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM A) ended its Summer Placement process on Friday. There were 378 students pursuing their first year of Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGP) who were placed during this process. There were 102...

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IIM Ahmedabad summer placements 2010-12: Finance dips, consulting up

by Vasundhara Vyas in IIM Ahmedabad, summer placements, Summer placements 2010-12

01 May '12

Twelve days and four cluster later, the biggest batch of the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) ended its Summer Placement process on Friday. There were 378 students pursuing their first year of Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGP) who were placed during this process. There were 102 recruiters who came on campus this year.

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Apurv All IIMC vs IIMA angles of this debate may be carried out on this special thread created for the same purpose - http://www.pagalguy.com/forum/life-b-school-b-school/60372-iima-iimc-discussions-debates-my.html . The other non-IIMC angle comments may continue here.
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UnrewardedG @ Apurv Pandit : really impressed by your work in this website. I have a lot of doubts about MBA from IIM's. Please take some time to have them cleared : 1) Can a fresher, straight after graduation dream to get the highest domestic package in final placements after 2 year course ? 2) Are PPO's the summer placements ? Are they available for both freshers and guys with work experience ? Does accepting PPO means a permanent job or it lasts for a short duration like 2-3 years ? How is it different from final placements ? What are salary figures for PPO's and their standings relative to final offers ? 3) What are lateral placements and how their salary figures look like ? Are there any type of placements other that summer placements and lateral placements ? because if an individual wasn't offered PPO and he doesn't holds work experience, does that means he isn't placed at all after 2 years ? 4) Performance in IIM's for the first year forms the basis of Summer Placements. What about final placements ? 5) Whats the combined performance of freshers compared to those with work experience in terms of final salaries ? 6) Why shall an individual opt for internship rather than corporate job. What are different opportunities that can lead an individual to internship ? Thanks and Cheers !
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