IIM Lucknow Achieves 100% Placement in just Three Days

The Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Lucknow, not affected by corporate layoffs and demonetization, has acquired 100% placement yet again. The institute's 31st batch of 435 students was placed in a record three days. Close to 170 domestic, as well as international companies participated in the recruitment drive.

The top four segments on the basis of roles offered were:

• Finance
• Sales and Marketing
• Consulting
• Business Development

The rest of the offers came from domains like Human Resource, Supply Chain/Operations, IT/Systems, General Management, Market Research and Analytics.

Some of the top companies which were the highlight of the placement season were The Boston Consulting Group, O3 Capital, EMAAR and McKinsey & Company. The Participation of these top notch companies also defined IIM-L as a premier recruitment destination for finance, consulting and marketing roles in India.

Some of the top recruiters across various sectors were:

• TAS
• The Boston Consulting Group
• Accenture
• Aditya Birla Group
• Goldman Sachs
• Avendus
• Hindustan Unilever
• Amazon
• McKinsey & Company

The companies that were recruiting for the first time were:

• Societe Generale
• EMAAR
• Clinton Health Access Initiative

The companies that offered international profiles were:

• EMAAR
• Capgemini
• UAE Exchange
• Olam International
• MH Alshaya

On the basis of roles offered, the top segments were Sales and marketing, placing 26% of the total number of students, Finance with 23%, Consulting with 22%, IT/Systems with 12%, General Management with 9% and E-Commerce with 8% of the total number of students.