Goa Institute of Management (GIM) is all set to close yet another strong year of placements for its PGDM students. At the moment, the placements have a strong pipeline of recruiters who will be visiting the Institute for campus placement in January.
This year has already seen 30 new companies visiting the campus and making offers to the students. Some of the prominent campus hirers include Deloitte, Cognizant, Arcesium, Asian Paints, Wipro, Infosys, Hindustan Unilever, Britannia, Reckitt Benckiser, Godrej and Boyce, and Standard Chartered Bank. Some of the new recruiters this year are Varun Beverages, Grant Thornton, Quest Global and GEP. The operations domain has also seen strong numbers, with Alstom being one of the notable recruiters.
More IT/ITES companies
GIM Placement Chair, Umesh Mahtani, speaking on the trend this year, said, “IT/ITES and consulting companies have increased the numbers they recruited this year. The representation of companies in the FMCG sector also has been strong. For consulting roles we have had a larger number of companies. Around 15 to 20 more companies are expected in January and we are confident of continuing our track record of 100 per cent placements this year. The consistency in the track record of placements has put GIM in the top league of B-schools in India.”
The Healthcare Management (HCM) Programme of GIM has always been well-received by recruiters. Eighty per cent of the students are already placed and the placement team is on the way to a 100 per cent placement record. The average package of students has seen an increase from ₹7.8 lakhs per annum last year to ₹8.1 lakhs this year.
Paid consulting projects
The highest package is ₹14 lakh a year offered by a leading ITES company to a student from nursing background, undergoing the HCM programme. Another new development this year is the opening up of winter, paid consulting projects on campus with 30 per cent of the first year students engaged in these live projects where they are able to implement the concepts learnt in the class. The Institute expects that by January, 100 per cent of the HCM students will be satisfactorily placed.
Shawnn Coutinho, Placement Chair - HCM Programme, said, “What marks a change this year is the number of new companies on campus and new sectors opening up to the students, namely medical devices and pharmaceuticals. Summer internships have also seen the same rigour as last year with a diversification into medical devices.”