IIM Calcutta has wraps summer placements with top stipend of Rs 4.5 lakh per month

MUMBAI: The consulting share accounted for the largest chunk of summer internships offers, with nearly 24 per cent of the 460-plus offers. Major recruiters in consulting were McKinsey & Co, Bain & Co, Boston Consulting Group, A.T. Kearney and Accenture Strategy, the latter being the largest recruiter in the consulting domain.

Finance continued to be one of the most sought-after domains among students with 23 per cent of the batch securing internships in the BFSI sector. The sector witnessed a surge in the number of banking sector firms and private recruiters participating in the placement process with Goldman Sachs being the top recruiter in the category.

FMCG, consumer product and F&B companies including HUL, P&G, ITC, L’Oreal, J&J, PepsiCo., Coca Cola, Mondelez and Nestle hired 19 per cent of the batch in sales & marketing roles

14 per cent of the batch was hired for leadership roles in conglomerates such as Tata Administrative Services, Aditya Birla Group, Mahindra & Mahindra and others. Aditya Birla Group was the biggest recruiter in this domain with the highest number of offers.

E-commerce witnessed loss of some recruiters, most of them being start-ups. This loss of roles was mostly made up by the increase in Finance & Leadership roles on the campus.