Summer placements at IIM

Our Correspondent

Nahan, March 2

The Indian Institute of Management, Sirmaur, is racing to complete the summer placements for its largest batch of 312 students.

The institute attracted more than 140 recruiters from all over the globe, offering internships in consulting, finance, HR, marketing, operations, sales and business development, strategy, etc. across various sectors. Students got impressive offers from Accenture, AngelOne, Bajaj Finserv Limited, DCM Shriram, DE Shaw, EaseMyTrip, Fujitsu, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Indigo, Jio Creative Labs, Tech Mahindra and many other leading companies.

While IIM-Sirmaur saw the highest domestic stipend of Rs 2 lakh being offered for internship to their students, the goal was to enable every student to get a meaningful summer internship opportunity with reputed companies where they can discover and validate their interests and gain experience, which will help them in future.

With 11 international offers, students would be working across three countries — Mauritius, Russia and UAE — this summer. Being the only IIM offering MBA in Tourism Management, IIM-Sirmaur attracted recruiters like Air India, Cordelia Cruises, EaseMyTrip, Indigo, etc. for students of both the MBA and MBA Tourism Management programmes. As India emerges as a promising global tourist destination, plans to launch multiple development programmes in Tourism Management are in the pipeline.

Several efforts for ensuring transparency were made by the Placement Committee, headed by Dr Karthikeyan Balakumar and Dr Kirti Saxena. Various initiatives were introduced this year to make placements more inclusive, technology-driven and less stressful for students.

Director Prafulla Agnihotri said, “This is just a beginning and we aim to ensure the best for the industry and our students.”

The institute is in the final leg of wrapping up their final placements and expects to complete the placements soon.

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