IIM Bangalore placements see top e-commerce firm offers

One of the premier B-Schools in the country, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIM Bangalore) saw e-commerce firms extending mega offers to the students at the recently concluded final placement sessions.

It was reported that IIM Bangalore achieved 100% placements for its students in a span of a mere four days and the highest number of offers made by an individual company was by Snapdeal and Amazon (each offered 17 positions). Other key players from the e-commerce domain were Flipkart, AskmeBazaar, Urban Ladder, Hopscotch, Proptiger, CarTrade, Quickr, Ola Cabs and Commonfloor.

As per reports, altogether 398 students of the 2013-15 Postgraduate Program in Management (PGP) batch bagged placements, while five dropped out of the process. More than 150 firms took part, making over 450 offers across 200-plus profiles.

According to reports, the top domestic salary of Rs 37-40 lakh was offered by an investment bank. Salaries offered by consulting firms ranged from Rs 20 lakh to Rs 30 lakh this season, varying on the basis of different profiles. The students received offers for roles in Consultancy, Banking, Financial Services & Insurance (BFSI), Information Technology (IT)/IT-enabled Services (ITeS), Strategy, e-commerce Consulting, Corporate Sustainability Services, Business Development and Analysis, etc.

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