IIM Placement Updates: IIM Calcutta, IIM Nagpur Record 100% Hiring For Class Of 2021

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IIM-A has created three clusters comprising multiple cohorts of companies offering similar profiles to candidates.

Cluster 1, which was conducted on March 2, comprised of four cohorts—investment banking and markets, management consulting, advisory consulting, and private equity, venture capital and asset management.

Accenture, American Express, Arthur D. Little, Avendus, Bain & Co., Boston Consulting Group, Citi, Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, IBM and KPMG were among the firms in the first cluster that offered jobs to its management graduates.

Boston Consulting Group made the highest number of offers at 32, followed by McKinsey at 30 in the first cluster. “Consulting firms, offering management consulting roles across geographies, including Middle East, continue to hire in large numbers.”

The third cluster is slated for March 8. The institute will follow a rolling process after that, if necessary.

The average salary package offered to its candidates stood at Rs 26 lakh per annum, according to a statement by the institute. The median package was at Rs 23.5 lakh per annum.

The highest package offered by a domestic company stood at Rs 51 lakh per annum, while that offered by an international firm was at Rs 56 lakh per annum.

Some of the key recruiters include Amazon, Byju's, Deloitte, Everest, Flipkart, Jio Platforms, Microsoft, Paytm, Salesforce, Accenture, Asian Paints, American Express, Goldman Sachs, Bain & Co., Mastercard Advisors, Citi, Mckinsey, Boston Consulting Group, Reliance Industries, Nestle, Mahindra & Mahindra, KPMG, ICICI Group and Kotak Group.

Big names that were part of the hiring process inlcuded: Amazon, Tata Consultancy Services, Microsoft, Ola, Byju's, Adobe, Oracle, Goldman Sachs, Citibank, JPMorgan, Vedanta, Reliance Group, Adani Group, Samsung, ITC, Procter & Gamble, Coca Cola, Anehuser-Busch InBev, American Express, Johnson & Johnson, Flipkart and Paytm, among others.