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Are Students Forced Out Of The Placement Process At IIMs?

When you read a placement report of a reputed management institute, often, the report will list out the number of students opting out of the placements process. This is an odd occurrence given that placements are the primary reason why so many individuals want to do an MBA in the first place. So the question arises: why are these students opting out of the placements process? Are they opting out or are they being forced to opt out for reasons unmentioned in the placement report? In this video, an IIM Kozhikode alumnus explains five reasons why MBA students opt out of placements at b-school.

Team InsideIIM30 Jun 2021

IIM Lucknow Final Placements 2021 | Rise In Average And Median Salary Offered To MBA Batch

IIM Lucknow's 2021 final placement report has now been released. IIM Lucknow has registered an increase in the average and median salary offered to its MBA batch of 2021. This year, Consulting emerged as the most sought-after domain for the batch, with one in three IIM Lucknow graduates opting for Consulting roles. McKinsey, BCG and Bain together made a total of 38 offers to IIM Lucknow's batch of 2021. Here are some more key highlights from IIM Lucknow's 2021 final placement report.

Team InsideIIM29 Jun 2021

From Not Getting Into An IIM To Hiring IIM Grads - Anand Prajapati, Welingkar Institute of Management, Mumbai

What success does mean to you? This question asked by my father who is 10th pass and does not know about engineering/MBA studies. I smiled at that time and could not answer very well. He said It's not about the money you earn or the car you drive or the clothes you wear. It's about happiness, good health and how you manage your family with utmost satisfaction.

Anand Prajapati28 Jun 2021

Meet XIMB's Most Popular Professor Who Has Made Finance A Joy To Learn

Prof. D.V. Ramana is XIMB’s InsideIIM Professor Of The Year 2021. He completed his Masters (Commerce), M.Phil (Commerce), and Ph.D. in Commerce from Utkal University. He joined Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar (XIMB) as a full-time faculty and teaches Accounting to students. Find out why MBA students at XIMB have voted Professor Ramana as their favorite professor on campus!

Team InsideIIM28 Jun 2021

Ogilvy CEO On The Future of Advertising & Brands, Ft. Kunal Jeswani, MICA Alum

“What really decides consumers to buy or not to buy is the content of your advertising, not its form.” – David Ogilvy From 'Washing powder Nirma' to the iconic Fevicol ads, the '90s was a terrific time in the advertisement industry. Brands were in a race to make their presence felt in people's minds, one-liners would make people hum the famous jingles non-stop. TV, newspaper, and billboards were the major mediums at that point in time, and digital was not yet born. Cut to today, where digital marketing spends of every company is shifting rapidly. With so many options available currently and OTT platforms selling “Ad-Free” products, are advertising agencies still relevant in today’s world? To answer these questions and to ponder some light on the future of advertising, advertising agencies, and marketing, we have Mr. Kunal Jeswani, CEO of Ogilvy India, in today's episode of CXO Central.

Team InsideIIM25 Jun 2021

Meet Dr. Vasundhara Sen - SCMHRD's Professor of The Year In 2021

SCMHRD Pune students have voted Dr. Vasundhara Sen as their Professor of The Year in 2021! Professor Sen teaches courses on Economics and Energy to the MBA batch at SCMHRD, and has real industry experience which she brings to the classroom. Meet Professor Sen and find out what students have to say about her style of teaching!

Team InsideIIM25 Jun 2021

Meet The IIM Amritsar Prof. Whose "Energy Makes Even Online Classes Interesting"

IIM Amritsar students have voted Surender Rao Komera as their professor of the year in 2021! Dr. Komera, who is an Assistant Professor at IIM Amritsar, is adored for his unique style of teaching and has won this award for the second time in a row! Here's what IIM Amritsar students have to say about Dr. Komera and what he brings to the classroom!

Team InsideIIM25 Jun 2021

Placements At Baby IIMs - How Has The Pandemic Impacted Placement Numbers In 2021?

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.

Team InsideIIM25 Jun 2021