Goa Institute of Management is proud to have astounding 100% placement for the Class of 2016. This is considerably notable especially because of a rise in the first time recruiters and the faith entrusted by recruiters in the quality of our students.
The number of recruiters has increased by 34% from past year, increasing from 56 to 75 companies coming on campus.
The robust performance displayed by our students is a testimony to the industry connect that GIM has and the students of GIM who are not just capable but ethical. This speaks volumes of the Give Goa initiative that GIM students are involved in aiming at inculcating the spirit of being sensitive to the society and the environment.
We are extremely proud to share a 7.5% increased average salary to INR 9.40 lakhs. The table displays some vital statistics for the Class of 2016:
| Total number of eligible students in the batch |
241 |
| Total number of opt outs |
11 |
| Total number of students placed |
230 |
| Total number of offers made |
230 |
| Number of participating recruiters |
75 |
| Number of first time recruiters |
21 |
| Total number of PPOs/PPIs |
34 |
| Highest Salary |
INR 16.5 lakhs |
| Median Salary |
INR 8.5 lakhs |
| Average Salary |
INR 9.4 lakhs |
The PPOs and PPIs were extended to our students courtesy their dedicated efforts during their Summer Internships with esteemed corporates such as JP Morgan, Britannia, Fidelity Investments, Wipro, Pidilite, Blue Ocean, Odessa Technologies, Tata Capital, Tata Motors, VIP, among others.
The below table shows the salary break up as per specializations:
| Area |
Students |
Average Salary |
Highest Salary |
| Marketing |
131 |
9.12 |
16.14 |
| Finance |
63 |
9.39 |
16.50 |
| Human Resources |
22 |
9.90 |
16.18 |
| Operations / IT |
14 |
11.25 |
16.18 |
A few key highlights of the placement season for the Class of 2016 were that 38% of the batch bagged offers for more than INR 9 lakhs. Also, recruiters continued to show faith in our capabilities and recruited in double digits. These recruiters are Reliance Industries, DE Shaw, HUL, Citibank, Britannia, Godrej & Boyce, Tata Motors, IFMR, Wipro Technologies, Deloitte, Pidilite, RBS, HDFC Bank, Birla Sun Life, Accenture, United Breweries, Tata Capital, WCCLG.
Sales & Marketing area witnessed students securing offers from organizations such as HUL, Britannia, VIP, WCCLG, Godrej & Boyce, United Breweries, Tata Motors, ThoughtWorks, Zee, Syntel, Blue Ocean, Millward Brown, IMRB, Nielsen among others.
Consulting firms displayed confidence in GIM and made their presence by recruiting for consulting roles. The recruiters included Deloitte, KPMG, Cognizant, Price Waterhouse Cooper and Corporate Business Advisors.
BFSI sector kept our morale high with recruiters such as Citibank, JP Morgan, RBS, DE Shaw, Ernst Young, eClerx, HDFC, Verity, Fidelity Investments, Birla Sun Life, Tata Capital, AQ Insights, Kotak Bank, Axis Bank, among others offering niche finance profiles.
The technology sector and allied fields included Wipro Technologies, Infosys, TCS, Accenture Technologies, Odessa Technologies, and Dell.
GIM’s Top Recruiters:
| HUL |
Reliance |
RBS |
Citibank |
| Ernst Young |
Britannia |
Deloitte |
VIP |
| eClerx |
Pidilite |
KPMG |
Infosys |
| Novartis |
Verity |
United Breweries |
HDFC |
| Cognizant |
Fidelity |
JP Morgan |
Wipro Technologies |
| WCCLG |
Godrej & Boyce |
Accenture |
Tata Motors |
| Millward Brown |
IMRB |
Nielsen |
Blue Ocean |
| IFMR |
Practo |
Tata Capital |
Crisil |
| Axis Bank |
DE Shaw |
TCS |
PWC |
| Odessa Technologies |
General Motors |
Zee |
AQ Insights |
| Syntel KPO |
Dell |
Thought Works |
Birla Sun Life |