IIM Kozhikode records 100% placement for MBA in Business Leadership | 72% women placed in senior leadership roles
Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode, registered 100 per cent placement for its inaugural batch of Post Graduate Programme in Business Leadership (PGP-BL). The one-year MBA programme batch recorded an average salary of ₹24.20 lakh per annum and the median at ₹20.47 lakh.
39 companies walked into the campus of IIM Kozhikode and extended 71 offers (four of them being international offers) to 65 students who participated in the placement drive. The highest offered placement package stood at the CTC of ₹46.14 lakh a year.
As per a statement, 72% of the female participants attained leadership roles, another 27% of the women were recruited in women-focused leadership roles and were offered an average salary of ₹21.73 LPA.
While most of the recruiters came from the traditional corporate background i.e. manufacturing, IT, automotive, oil and gas, retail, BFSI; the batch also witnessed few diverse participant profiles like entrepreneurship, family business, and merchant navy.
Domain |
Percentage |
Consulting |
25% |
General Management |
18% |
Sales & Marketing |
17% |
Operation & Supply Chain |
15% |
Finance |
15% |
IT/Analytics |
10% |
Participating Companies
Image Credits: IIM Kozhikode PGP – Business Leadership Placement Report 2021
Accenture |
Amazon |
Mphasis |
Axis Bank |
Barclays |
Microsoft |
Blackberrys |
Cognizant |
Paypal |
Crisil |
Deloitte |
PhonePe |
Gramener |
EY |
PwC |
IBM |
Infosys Consulting |
Publicis Sapient |
Redington |
Tata Elxsi |
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Debashis Chatterjee, Director IIM Kozhikode said “We had launched this specialised programme to shape young professionals into potential business leaders, and we are confident that these students will continue to make an impact in the professional world. On one hand, our existing recruitment partners showed belief in this programme and the legacy of IIM Kozhikode, while on the other hand, new recruiters trusted the diverse talent pool on offer.”
Image Credits: IIM Kozhikode PGP – Business Leadership Placement Report 2021
IIM Kozhikode launched PGP-BL with an aim to combine academic instruction with global exposure and create sensitisation to critical aspects of leadership, all through a course that enables personalized learning and reflection.
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