IIM Amritsar wraps up placement drive

Amritsar, March 1

IIM Amritsar has successfully concluded summer placements for the MBA batch 2020-22 on a high note with 100 per cent summer placements. With teaching and job interviews moving to virtual platforms, several changes occurred in the recruitment process.

Despite the pandemic, IIM Amritsar outdid its previous performances by achieving 100 per cent summer placements for its largest MBA batch since inception. The recruitment drive saw over 100 recruiters partaking in the summer internship hiring process, a whopping 100 per cent year-on-year increase in the organisations gracing the institute. More than 80 companies were first-time recruiters. The summer internship drive saw big brands like Crompton Greaves, Jio Creative Labs, Kotak Mahindra, Adobe, Dalmia Group, IOCL, Haldiram’s, Shoppers Stop, Capital Food and Akshay Patra visiting for the first time. The previous recruiters, including ICICI Lombard, RBI, Xiaomi, V-Guard, Cipla, HPCL, continued their association with the institute, bearing testimony to our alumni and astounding performance in the industry.

All the summer internship processes were conducted seamlessly through the virtual mode, as the top quartile average stipend and the highest stipend of Rs99,207 and Rs1,70,000, respectively. The recruitment drive provided opportunities in all management areas. — TNS