Final Placements Batch of 2015: Institute of Management Studies
Final Placements Batch of 2015: Institute of Management Studies
BATCH OF 2015
JAMNALAL BAJAJ
INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES
FOREWORD
Fifty years
A testimony to the high recruiter - student fit ratio was the achievement of
100% batch placement within one of the shortest span of time, as JBIMS
appended previous stellar performances with an even better one this year.
This season marked the foray of renowned companies from the Consulting,
BFSI and FMCG sector who took their pick, as well as continued delight
from the legacy recruiters. Equipped with their skills and the newly formed
corporate bond, the batch of 2015 is all prepared to carry forward the
legacy of JBIMS.
BATCH PROFILE
The diversity of the batch is reflected in the fact that it contains a good
mix of engineers, doctors, pharmacists, entrepreneurs, physiotherapists,
architects, commerce and arts graduates comprising the best talent from
across the country. To add on to their knowledge of business many
students took professional courses and certifications such as CFA, Master of
Business Laws, FRM etc. Engineers with experience in diverse fields such as
construction, power sector, shipping industry, social media, banking
services and IT consultancies form the core of the batch. Consequently, the
versatile backgrounds of the students attracted diverse and niche profiles
from different companies.
11%
29%
Freshers
27%
11%
2-3 years
22%
CLASSIFICATION BY EDUCATION
Engineering
89%
Management
Medicine
2%
2%
2%
5%
Science
Commerce
PRE-PLACEMENT EVENTS
BATCH STRENGTH
117
75
NUMBER OF
PARTICIPATING
COMPANIES
17.42
AVERAGE PACKAGE
(INR, LPA)
MEDIAN PACKAGE
(INR, LPA)
15.5
NUMBER OF
REGISTERED
COMPANIES
82
HIGHEST PACKAGE
(INR, LPA)
35
62
NUMBER OF
PPOs/PPIS
In BFSI & IB this year one of the major highlights for the finance domain
was number of students opting for the front-end investment banking
profile. In line with the trend of past placement seasons, the BFSI sector
continued to recruit students from JBIMS in large numbers with companies
such as Barclays Capital, Citibank, HSBC, RBS, JP Morgan, Trafigura, ICICI
Bank, ICICI Prudential AMC, HDFC Bank, HDFC Standard Life, YES Bank,
IIFL, Indiabulls, CRISIL, Bajaj Finserv, SBI, Fullerton etc. offering roles like
corporate banking, treasury, commercial banking, wholesale banking,
transaction banking, strategy, retail banking etc. which have reinstated
their faith in JBIMS as one of the primary finance destinations of the
country.
Along with these profiles, attractive roles like investment banking, equity
research, treasury, hedge funds etc. were offered by Goldman Sachs,
Edelweiss, Religare, ICICI Securities, Axis Securities, DE Shaw, Indus Valley
Partners, Motilal Oswal, SBI Capital Markets etc.
FMCG & PHARMACEUTICAL companies hiring from the campus saw a mix of
some of the top names in the industry. JBIMS continued to strengthen its
relationship with FMCG majors such as Hindustan Unilever Ltd., ITC,
Colgate-Palmolive, Mars, Nestle & Britannia. The Pharmaceutical Industry
leaders like Cipla, Sanofi etc. recruited a substantial number of
candidates. In addition to the sales and marketing profiles, they offered
profiles like corporate finance, general management etc.
11%
12%
BFSI
8%
44%
25%
Consulting
Manufacturing & Conglomerate
HIGHLIGHTS
CONCLUSION
Jamnalal Bajaj has always been one of the most preferred campuses for
recruiters and the incredibly successful placement season for the Batch of
2015 only goes on to serve as a testimony of the faith that the industry
places on the quality of students of JBIMS.
Prof. Balkrishna Parab, the Placement Co-ordinator at JBIMS, says This
year our focus was on making more diverse opportunities available to our
students so that the multitude of interests of the students are adequately
catered to. A great response from the industry and the matching skill sets
of the students has helped us in achieving this goal and delivering another
hugely successful executive placement season.
We are extremely grateful to the industry, alumni, faculty, staff and all
others who were involved in making the Placement Process a resounding
success and would like to express our sincere gratitude.