IIM Shillong concludes its summer placements PGP batch of 2019-21

Staff Correspondent

SHILLONG: IIM Shillong successfully concluded its summer placements for the PGP batch of 2019-21 with the highest stipend of Rs 3 lakh and an average stipend of Rs 1.31 lakh, leading to a 17 percent increase from the previous year. The top 20 per cent and top 50 per cent of the batch secured an average stipend of Rs 2.36 lakh and Rs 1.67 lakh respectively.

This year, IIM Shillong witnessed the participation of 68 recruiters, spanning across various domains such as consulting and strategy, finance, general management, human resources, operations, and sales & Marketing.

Sales & Marketing continued to be the most sought-after domain this year, with 33 percent of the total offers made to the participants, closely followed by consulting and strategy.

As a testimony to the industries’ increasing faith in IIM Shillong’s emphasis on rigorous academics and robust process, the season witnessed participation of several prominent recruiters like AB InBev, Aditya Birla Group, Bajaj Finserv, Cognizant, DE Shaw, Droom, Emami Group, Goldman Sachs, Google, GroupM, Fidelity Investments, HSBC Bank, ICICI Bank, ITC, MetLife, Muthoot Fincorp, Pidilite Industries, Nomura Investment Bank, TATA Steel, Titan, United Breweries, ValueLabs, and Yes Bank.

The institute also hosted many first-time recruiters, including ABFRL, Bain Capability Network, Boston Consulting Group, Dalmia Cement, Deloitte India, Future Generali, IBM, Niine, Ninjacart, OLA Cabs, Pepsico, Qwixpert, Raam Group, Reliance Industries Limited, TATA Power, TresVista, Ujjivan Small Finance Bank, and Zenoti.

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