IIM Kozhikode Achieves 100 Per Cent Summer Internship Placements For Batch 2024
NDTV
The IIM Kozhikode placement season attracted offers from 122 recruiters for 541 students from three full-time PGP programmes, comprising 47 per cent women candidates and 45 per cent non-engineering candidates.
The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Kozhikode successfully closed the summer internship recruitment drive with 100 per cent placements for its two-year full-time Post-Graduate Programme (PGP) programmes. This season attracted participation from 122 recruiters which offered internships to 541 students with the highest stipend pegged at Rs 6.47 lakhs. The mean and median stipend stands at 2.5 lakhs, an increase of 25 per cent over last year.
The 26th batch of IIMK’s flagship PGP programme along with the 3rd batch of PGP- Finance and the 3rd batch of PGP- Liberal Studies and Management participated in this recruitment drive. The batch comprised 47 per cent women candidates and 45 per cent non-engineering candidates; with an average of 27 months of rich and diverse pre-MBA work experience.
Announcing the successful wrap of summer placements, Professor Debashis Chatterjee, Director IIM Kozhikode, said “The key highlight of this placement season was the participation from private equity and fund management firms. The results reinforce our recruiters’ faith in the academic capabilities, diverse student community and IIM Kozhikode’s commitment towards pursuing excellence in all fields of engagement. My appreciation to the students and IIMK placement committee for their superlative performance.”
Private Equity and Fund Management firms: British International Investments, GEF Capital Partners, Piramal Alternative and The Rohatyn Group were among the ones that participated in the process. The placement season also provided international opportunities with the participation of Suzuki Japan and start-ups like I’m Beside You. Other major highlights include the participation of leading companies like Disney Hotstar, Mercedes-Benz and Sony Pictures Network India for multiple roles like Strategy, Product Management and Marketing.
