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Placement season undergoes a budding modification in the IIMs

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Owing to the current situation caused by the outbreak of a deadly virus, the entire world is forced to adopt online means and become tech-savvy for life to move on. The same goes for various educational institutes that are successfully making use of virtual platforms to conduct various activities. Likewise, the IIMs have also adapted to the ongoing transformation. This year’s placement pattern in the IIMs is likely to undergo a budding modification as the placement activities take a digital pathway. 

Online interview sessions

Regardless of the blow caused by the global pandemic, and the subsequent postponement in the commencement of the new academic session, IIMs are taking all possible steps so that the summer placement sessions are held according to the schedule. Till the last academic year, the interview sessions for the placement season were conducted in the months of October and November but this year, the interviews are likely to be held at the end of the year. 

The new academic session for the year 2020 began by the early week of August and the sessions have been conducted virtually, thereafter. This is in tandem with the NEP (New Education Policy) introduced in the month of August. For the annual placement call that embarks the placement season of IIMs, the institutes have been lining up and continually sending invites to various organizations and companies. Even in difficult times like these, the response from the companies for the annual placement call has been very encouraging.

IIMs all set to take enhanced steps

Mister Amit Karna who is the Chairperson of placements in IIM Ahmedabad remarked that the placement session generally occurs in the first week of November, but because of unforeseen situations, there has been a significant delay of about six weeks. The placement interviews, on the other hand, have been delayed by a month and are expected to be conducted from 1st December 2020 to 7th December 2020. 

Preparations at IIM Kozhikode, which include developing CVs and preparing the students, have also begun for the annual placement sessions. The virtual landscape is a bit new for the institution as well as for the students themselves, but they are trying to put their best foot forward in the digitally held placement activities. Students have hitherto been informed via mails that they might have placements for a longer duration of time and with a novel route of conduction this year, precisely because of the delay caused by the pandemic.

Abhishek Goel who is the placement committee chairperson of IIM Calcutta exclaimed about the massive disruption caused in the academic calendars of various educational institutes all over the world and a subsequent delay in the placement session. IIM Calcutta is all set to take enhanced steps in the favour of students, faculty and recruiters. If the students or the recruiters are unable to conduct the placement activities on campus, they can do so via virtual platforms. 

Keeping in view the logistical challenges that might surface, the institute is on its way to plan it all around. The situation created by the pandemic might also cast a shadow regarding the changes in job roles and stipends. However, recruiters have been very encouraging in their stance and are in a quest for better talent in premier institutes like IIM Calcutta.

Summer internship programs

There are a plethora of aspects related to the summer internship programs for students studying in IIMs. These are inclusive of guest lectures, case competitions, sending invites to various companies and organizations for the annual placement call, preparing the students likewise to perform better during the selection rounds, organizing pre-placement talks between the hiring companies and the selected candidates, and the separation of organizations and companies according to the preferences, job-profiles, stipend and so on.

For this year, the annual summer internship round will be conducted in the month of November. However, the process will not be held on-campus, but through digital platforms. The internship’s duration is usually about two months, and this year it is going to be virtual.

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