IIM Calcutta wraps up final placements with 501 offers

MUMBAI: IIM Calcutta has wrapped up final placements for the 438-strong Class of 2013-15 in 2.5 days with a total of 501 offers including 143 through lateral hiring, 224 in finals and 134 through pre-placement offers (PPOs).

According to the placement office, international offers were made for locations at Germany, Finland, USA, Japan, Dubai and Kuwait. Nokia Networks recruited 3 students to join its Finland and Germany Offices. Practo, an online medical practice management firm, hired a student for its country head role.

German incubator Rocket Internet made 4 offers for its role in South-East Asia.

The institute saw over 100 offers from the finance sector including 22 offers in front-end investment banking/PE/VC roles. Recruiters included Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs Markets, Credit Suisse IBD and BNP Paribas.

Consulting firms including BCG, McKinsey & Co, and AT Kearney made 20% of the total offers. With 18 offers in all, Accenture was the largest recruiter at IIM Calcutta this year.

Sales and marketing represented by the likes of P&G, Dabur, ITC and Alshaya made up 19% of the offers. E-Commerce, with 47 offers, saw an over 100% rise compared to last year. Firms included Amazon, Snapdeal, Flipkart, Olacabs and Quikr.