PINAKI MAJUMDAR
Jamshedpur, Oct 18: XLRI has successfully achieved 100 % placements for the batch of 2023-25 for its flagship two-year programmes – Postgraduate Diploma in Human Resource Management and Postgraduate Diploma in Business Management.
The largest batch in the Institute’s history, comprising 591 students across the Jamshedpur and Delhi-NCR campus participated and secured 604 offers during the process from 139 firms, including 63 new recruiters, across Consulting, Finance, Sales & Marketing, General Management, Product Management, Operations, Analytics and Human Resources, among other roles.
The B-school achieved average and median stipends of Rs 1.41 lakhs per month (LPM) and Rs 1.5 LPM respectively.
The highest stipend stood at Rs 3.5 LPM from the BFSI sector.
The average stipend for the top 5 per cent, top 10 per cent, top 25 per cent and top 50 per cent stood at Rs 2.35 LPM, Rs 2.27 LPM, Rs 2.12 LPM and Rs 1.86 LPM respectively.
Fr. S George, director of XLRI stated, “The summer placement season for our Platinum Jubilee year has been a resounding success, even in the face of challenging global economic conditions. The achievements this season, especially for the largest-ever batch across both campuses, reflect the unwavering commitment and talent of our students. We extend our heartfelt gratitude to all our esteemed recruiters for their continued faith in the XLRI institutional brand.”
Prof. A. Kanagaraj, Chairman of Placement Affairs XLRI, further emphasized, “This year’s spectacular placements testify to the exceptional diversity and quality of talent within XLRI. An impressive number of first-time recruiters participated, delivering outstanding results. We are profoundly grateful to all our recruiting partners for their unwavering support and trust in XLRI and our students.”
The median stipend offered to the batch stood at Rs 1.5 lakhs per month with the top 10th and 25th percentile average being Rs 2.27 LPM and Rs 2.12 LPM, respectively.
The top domains based on the roles offered were FMCG, Management and Advisory Consulting and BFSI.
Accenture Strategy, Amazon, Asian Paints, Bajaj Auto, Boston Consulting Group, HDFC Bank, HUL, ICICI Bank, Ola Cabs, Procter & Gamble and Tata Steel made the highest number of offers among the recruiters.