IIM Calcutta concluded its final placement process for the PGDM batch of 2017. The entire process was completed, with 100 per cent placement, within a record three days, in the second week of February. There were 474 offers, including a significant number of international ones, made to the students.
The highest domestic package was ₹70 lakh per annum, whereas the highest international package amounted to $130,000 per annum.
The finance sector continued to churn out the maximum number of offers, accounting for 29 per cent of the total offers made. Top recruiters included Arga Investment, BAML, Citibank, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, and JPMC.
The consulting sector emerged as the second highest recruiter contributing to 22 per cent of the total offers made. Top recruiters in this sector were Accenture, AT Kearney, Bain, BCG, and McKinsey.
General management firms also recruited in big numbers this year. Fifteen per cent of the offers made were by top firms like Aditya Birla Group, CK Birla Group, and TAS.
Sales and marketing roles contributed to 12 per cent of the total offers, predominantly given by firms like HUL, ITC, P&G, and Reckitt Benckiser. Apart from these, e-commerce and IT roles contributed to 14 per cent of the total offers and companies like Amazon and Wipro hired in big numbers.