A large number of management schools in the country have begun outsourcing the process of student placements to human resource consultants. Traditionally, B-schools have an in-house placement team, headed by a faculty member. Several B-schools, on condition of anonymity, confirmed they had hired HR consultancies to find jobs for their students. Many of them also plan to have the agencies help out with placing their students as interns with companies.
Shares of auto component major, Samvardhana Motherson International, has gained 11.5 per cent on the bourses after the company approved the qualified institutions placement (QIP) issue and announced the calculation methodology for its compulsorily convertible debentures, or CCDs, into equity shares. Analysts cite strong investor response to the issue that has kept the sentiment positive for the stock. Brokerages, however, have a mixed view on the outlook for the auto parts supplier.
The Tamil Nadu State level placement programme of the Anna University, will force engineering colleges in the rural areas to improve the standard of teaching, laboratory, and other extra-curricular activities, including communication skills.
After crosschecking the data with senior alumni members, it was realised that the actual remuneration provided to IIT-Delhi students via campus placement is much lesser than what's claimed on the placement report.
Institutes are seeing many first-time recruiters for lateral placements. Not only are they expecting more offers, but higher salaries, too.
The fee pocketed by investment banks for handling equity share sales stood at $244 million during the first half of calendar year 2024. This was the highest first half figure since 2007, according to LSEG Data & Analytics, a provider of financial markets data. Capital mobilised via equity capital market (ECM) activity jumped 2.5 times to $29.5 billion - the highest-ever semi-annual total in terms of proceeds.
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As the job markets open up, top IT services firms may look at a tiered strategy in which they hire entry-level talents at higher salaries, amid a major technological shift, say HR analysts.
"There is a limit when it comes to tolerating abusive behaviour or working styles. Many (employees) find ways to quit," says career coach and rediffGURU Pradeep Pramanik.
In 2024 so far, 20 startups have already visited the campus with 80 placements.
With Rs 17,087 crore raised so far this calendar year, the total is already 2.4 times that of the full year of 2023, which stood at Rs 7,266 crore.
The B-school also witnessed new roles in the domain.
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has proposed sweeping changes to the rights issue framework to enhance its attractiveness, aiming to make it the preferred route for additional fundraising by listed companies. Among the changes proposed by the market regulator are reducing the timeline to first 20 days and then to just three days, allowing shareholders to renounce their rights entitlement to investors of their choice, and eliminating the requirement to appoint an investment banker or file a draft letter of offer.
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'We are anticipating that the hiring trend will continue to see double-digit growth at least for the current financial year.'
The premier Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) expect a 25 to 50 per cent increase in pre-placement offers (PPOs) this academic year. This, even as other prominent B-schools anticipate a 25 to 30 per cent drop in placements this academic year.
The premier Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) do not appear to be perturbed, but other prominent B-schools anticipate a 25-30 per cent drop in placements this academic year. They are concerned that several regular companies may drop out of the placements and others may recruit fewer numbers than usual.
Given the prevailing employment market, uncertainty in the United States and the exorbitant expenses associated with studying abroad, it would be prudent for your son to acquire professional experience in India initially, advises rediffGURU Pananjay Tiwari.
The annual placements at B-schools like Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) and others are like a 'cattle fair' held in Pushkar, Rajasthan, every year, said Tata Sons' Chief Group HR Satish Pradhan.
Industry bigwigs and corporate heavyweights have been scurrying to get the best students for themselves. Naturally, salaries are headed north.
The average stipend on campus zoomed 25 per cent as compared to last year. Accenture Business Consulting and Boston Analytics offered the highest domestic stipend at Summer Placements 2008 - Rs 50,000 per month.
To pursue a job, DPharm candidates must complete two years of coursework, three months of hospital training, and then pass the exit exam. However, BPharm graduates can pursue a job right after completing their four-year course, informs rediffGURU Dr Nagarajan JSK.
In a chat hosted by Get Ahead on September 6, Aziz Manva of Testfunda.com addressed reader queries related to campus placements and offered suggestions on how to optimise their chances and bag the right deal.
'IPOs have performed exceptionally well, with a notable increase in average ticket size from Rs 800 crore in the last financial year to around Rs 1,300 crore in this financial year.'
IIM-Bangalore has received around 70 offers so far this year .Companies which have made offers are Goldman Sachs, Lehman Brothers, Deutsche Bank, ABN Amro, HSBC, JP Morgan, HLL, P&G and Marico among others.
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The Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad would start the summer placements for the post graduate programme (PGP) batch 2010-12 from November 12, according to a release from the institute. The institute has decided to modify the basic process to include the cohort-based system used in the final placement process for the PGP batch 2008-10 in March.
Air India will soon have a new crew management system that will help strengthen rostering rules and enable faster recovery from scheduled disruptions. In a message to the staff on Friday, Air India CEO and MD Campbell Wilson said that in the next two weeks, there will be the CAE Crew Management System that will "strengthen our systems' adherence to rostering rules, improving the tracking of training & qualifications, and enabling faster recovery from schedule disruptions". The new system also comes against the backdrop of concerns flagged by pilots' unions about rostering issues.
Explore, engage, participate and excel in as many co-curricular activities and hackathons as possible to improve your self-confidence, communication skills and overall personality, advises rediffGURU Chocko Valliappa.
'When it is unpaid, sometimes, they don't take you seriously.' 'Work is not reviewed, and there is no effort in making interns learn.'
While the institute declined to share salary details, it said there seemed to be a between 10% and 30% increase in pay packages over last year's
In the volumes of B-schools placement reports, one piece of statistics gets overshadowed by the numerical platitudes and eulogies. Mentioned mostly as an afterthought, it is about students who opt-out of the placements, to follow their calling and start their own businesses. PaGaLGuY speaks to some of these souls and learn their stories.
'The noise that we are hearing is because the five big IT players are not hiring significantly.'
rediffGURU Mayank Chandel offers advice to students interested in a careers in science or engineering after class 10 and 12.
Pre placement offers have risen significantly for IIM-B this year with a record 70 offers for a batch of 250 students.
