IMI Kolkata recently finished placements for its summer internship. Thirty-two companies visited the campus this year.
There has been a substantial increase in the number of first-time recruiters and 124 offers were made. The first-time recruiters were Hindustan Unilever, Aditya Birla Retail Limited, JSW, Genpact, Nivea, Future Retail, Kotak Mahindra, Sage Publishing, Hettich, AmbujaNeotia, John Deere, Oxford University Press, Phillip Capital and AC Neilson.
The highest stipend offered was ₹60,000 (India) and $2,000 (international) for the entire duration of the internship. The top four segments based on roles offered were sales and marketing, finance, human resources and operations. Profiles offered in sales and marketing spanned across market research, market penetration, business development, new product marketing, market visibility, sales, SME market research and digital marketing.
This year, the placements received international offers. Five students were selected for an international internship programme in Spain and Finland.