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Revealed: How The Pandemic Affected Placements At Baby IIMs In 2021

Jun 25, 2021 | 3 minutes |

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As the placement process for the MBA batch of 2021 concludes for most leading business schools, the true impact of the pandemic on placements has now been revealed. Some institutes - including leading business schools - have shown a marginal dip in the average salaries offered to their batches, while other campuses have seen a slightly lesser number of recruiters visiting to hire talent. The new IIMs have shown an increase in the median salary offered to their graduating MBA batch. So how have placements at baby IIMs been affected by the pandemic? To find out, we give you a brief snapshot of placements in 2021 at the third generation 'baby' IIMs.
Please note: at the time of making this article, the placement figures for IIM Jammu could not be obtained. The placement figures for IIM Jammu will be updated in this article as and when this information is obtained.

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