IIM-A Third Cluster of Placement Session Witnesses 22 Recruiters

Ahmedabad: On Monday i.e. on February 28, 2011, the third cluster of placement session at Indian Institute of Management - Ahmedabad (IIM-A) has witnessed the participation of around 22 firms from different industries. Offers were made to students of Post Graduate Program (PGP) 2009-2011.

The third cluster of placements saw group discussion and interviews on Friday and Saturday respectively. According to an official communiqué from the IIM-A the cluster of companies were from Indian marketing, financial services and advisory sectors. Also, as per the communiqué, around 22 firms from a variety of industries like telecom, FMCG, energy and electronics participated in the third cluster.

In addition, firms like Airtel, Axis Bank, Ernst & Young, Aircel and RPG offered roles in sales and marketing, banking, advisory and general management. Apart from these, niche roles in infrastructure financing and e-commerce were also offered. Eleven students of IIM-A will be joining financial services firm Yes Bank this year. It also remained the largest recruiter in terms of number of offers accepted on Saturday.

Movin Jain, student placement secretary, said that this year the objective was to provide wider opportunities to students. He also added that due to an upbeat market and changes in the placement process, they are in a better position to achieve this goal.

The fourth cluster is scheduled to be held on March 4, 2011. As per sources, last year, in the third cluster of Indian banking services, financial advisory services, credit rating agencies and sales and marketing around 78 jobs were offered, of which around 65 offers were accepted.