PROCESS OVERVIEW

The Summer Placement process for the Class of 2018, 53rd batch of IIM Calcutta was conducted in the first week of November, 2016. It was successfully completed with top-notch offers for all the students who appeared for the process.

Batch Strength

460

Students Appeared for the

Process 454

Students Opted-Out

6

Total Offers

465

Average Monthly Stipend 1.05L

BATCH PROFILE

The PGDM 2016-18 batch of IIM Calcutta consists of 460 students. The average work experience of the batch is 17.5 months, with 27% of students having no work experience. Students have experience in varied sectors, with IT/ITES topping the list at 22%, followed by Manufacturing and Engineering with 17%. A major chunk of students i.e. 29% are from the IITs, followed by other prestigious institutes like NITs (16%), NSIT & DCE(9%), BITS(5%) etc.

40%

2%5% 9%

15%

29%IITsNITsDCE & NSITBITSDUOthers

Break-Up of Undergraduate College

BATCH PROFILE

32%

29%

15%

24%Freshers<12 months13-24 months>24 months

Number of Months of Work Experience

5%7%

14%

9%

23%

18%

24%FreshersEngineering & ManufacturingIT/ITESBFSIAnalytics & ConsultingPowerOthers

Work Experience Sectors

A total of 19% of the offers came from the BFSI sector, thus strengthening the image of IIM Calcutta as the Finance campus of Asia, and Consulting once again led with 22% offers. While FMCG companies made 18% of the offers, there was a marginal rise in offers made by E-commerce firms.

BFSI: 19%Consulting: 22%Consumer Goods: 19%E-Commerce: 11%Conglomerates: 10%Telecom: 2%Information Technology: 2%Pharma: 3%Media & Advertising: 4%Others: 8%

TOP RECRUITERSFirms from diverse sectors participated in the summer placement process. Top recruiters from Banking/PE were Goldman Sachs and Citibank, whereas Accenture, A.T. Kearney, Bain & Co., BCG and McKinsey & Co. emerged as leading consulting recruiters. The top recruiter in the E-commerce sector was Amazon with 19 offers. Amongst firms which come with general management roles, ABG and Mahindra recruited in high numbers.

SECTOR WISE BREAK-UP

FUNCTION WISE BREAK-UP

Banking, Private Equity and Other Financial Services collectively accounted for 23% of the total offers. Amongst these were names like Temasek Holdings and Moelis & Company, which was an exclusive recruiter at IIM Calcutta. This figure was followed closely by Consulting and Sales & Marketing roles, at 22% and 21% respectively. Around 30% of the batch was recruited for general management and e-commerce roles. Consulting and Finance continued to be leaders in terms of stipend compensation. Average stipend offered by Banking and PE firms is 1.68 L per month and the figure stood at 1.33 L per month for consulting firms.

4%13%

21%

17%13%

22%

10%Banking/PEConsultingProduct Management/OperationsGeneral ManagementMarketing & SalesOther Financial ServicesSystems

Break-Up By Function

OTHER MAJOR HIGHLIGHTS

Some first time recruiters brought new and unique roles to campus. The prime example being the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which operates in the social sector and attracted a lot of interest amongst students from the batch. The IB Group, a start-up incubator, came with a role where the interns would directly work with start-ups while getting corporate exposure at the same time. Another sought after role came from Rhiti Sports which offered a unique sports management profile on campus.

INTERNATIONAL OFFERSLike every year, this time too the campus saw select firms making international offers across different geographies. BAML, Barclays, HUL, and Jumia recruited for international locations like UK, Singapore, Hong Kong and Nigeria.

NOTE

The Summer Placements for the batch of 2016-18 saw eager participation from the industry, with the entire batch being placed in record time. The results are a collective outcome of various factors such as the quality of admissions and academics, the efforts put in by the placement team, the brand image of IIM Calcutta and the support of our beloved alumni. IIM Calcutta shall continuously strive to outperform itself as well as exceed the expectations of its stakeholders.

Courtesy:

Prof.ManjuJaiswall

Chairperson,CareerDevelopment&PlacementOffice

CareerDevelopment&PlacementOffice

IndianInstituteofManagementCalcutta

Joka,Kolkata-700104

PlacementRepresentatives

placement@iimcal.ac.in