IIM Rohtak Concludes Summer Placements; Average stipend up by 15 percent

 The highest stipend offered for two months grew from Rs 150000 in 2014 to whopping Rs 234000 in 2015. Average stipend, which also saw a rise of 15% as compared to last year, stood at Rs 50370.

The batch diversity in terms of work experience was appreciated by the industry. This also reflected in the offers spanning across the major domains of Finance, Marketing, HR, Operations, Information Technology, General Management and Consulting. Various startups offered profiles of Business Development, Strategy design and execution, reinforcing their belief in the strategic acumen of IIM Rohtak students.                      

With 49% of the batch opting to intern in Marketing and Sales, IIM Rohtak yet again proved its marketing prowess. Recruiters offered marketing profiles with roles spanning across market research, services marketing, brand strategy, sales, rural marketing, B2B marketing, advertising etc. Prominent companies offering internships in this domain included Amazon, Dabur, Idea, Google, Dr Lal PathLabs and Apollo Munich Health Insurance among others.

Finance was the second most sought-after domain with 20% of the batch bagging internships in it. Prominent organisations such as JP Morgan, Arcesium, ICICI Bank, Crisil, Ratnakar Bank, Indus Valley Partners and SEBI offered diverse profiles with roles including risk management, investment banking, retail banking, trading, financial modeling, corporate finance, portfolio management etc. Apart from these two domains, around 30% of the roles were offered in ITES, Business Consulting, Operations and HR functions.

The resounding success of placement season further bolstered the stature of IIM Rohtak as being among the leading B-schools in the country. On the wrapping up of summer placements, Dr Atanu Raksit, Director, IIM Rohtak, congratulated the students on their impressive performance and Dr Praveen Ranjan Srivastava, Chairperson, Placement Cell, encouraged the students to perform beyond the expectations of their employers during their internships.

The summer placement report can be accessed here.