The Final Placement for the 2015-17 Post Graduate Program in Management (PGP) batch at IIM Raipur saw students managing to get an average pay packet of Rs. 13.10 Lakh Per Annum, an increase of 5% over the previous year.
While the highest salary package was Rs. 27.20 LPA, the 141-strong batch received media pay packet of Rs. 13.20 LPA.
The average salary offered to the top 10 percentile was Rs. 19.40 LPA, the top 25 percentile got Rs. 17.10 LPA and the top 50 percentile Rs. 15.50 LPA.
About 20% of the students had received PPOs/PPIs bearing testimony to their good performance during the summer internships.
The Human Resources domain saw a surge in demand from the industry this year with several firms offering profiles for the first time.
More than 140 recruiters had turned up during the final placement process. They included more than 90 new recruiters.
While 13% of the class received Consulting and General Management roles, prominent recruiters included Deloitte, Meibach, PwC, VirtusaPolaris, Red Seer, Mu Sigma, TVS Tyres, Blue Star, Wipro and Cadila Pharmaceuticals.
Job profiles stretched across Business & Technology Consulting, Strategy Consulting, Management Consulting & Research.
Sales and Marketing roles were among the other highlights. The major recruiters included DS Group, Godrej & Boyce, Emami, BPCL, HPCL, Reliance Jio, Tata Steel, Tafe, Birla Sunlife, Bajaj Allianz, Vedanta, Birla Century, Blue Star, Muthoot Housing Finance, GroupM, Mafatlal, ADP, RJ Corp, Vox Populi, Tata Teleservices, Directi and Linde.
In the BFSI and NBFC sectors Bank of America, Thomson Reuters, Aditya Birla Financial Services, Bajaj Allianz, Virtusa Polaris, Standard Chartered, Yes Bank, ICICI Bank, HDFC, SBI and Fidelity Investments came up with several offers.
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IT & Operations roles were offered to 12% of the class by Kadence International, Amazon, iNautix, Accenture, MAQ Software, Cognizant, Wipro, Infosys BPO, Safexpress, Gartner, Barnes & Noble Loud Cloud, DCM Shriram, L&T, MAQ Software, Sutherland and Carborundum.
The Human Resources domain saw a surge in demand from the industry this year with several firms offering profiles for the first time.
They included Marks & Spencer, Mondelez ,RITES, Tata Teleservices, Hacke Group, Vedanta offered numerous profiles such as Strategic HR, Learning & Development and HR Management.
