AFMI Students Bag Placements with Top Companies

Online, November 18, 2013 (Newswire.com) - Students from Agriculture and Food Management Institute (AFMI), in Mysore have found prestigious placements with some of the well-known companies from across the globe. The Institute came into being in 2008 and since then it has been training people in the still little known field of Agriculture and Food Business Management. It offers 2-years PGDM-AFB, which is its flagship program.

The success of its interactive teaching scenario is evident from the recent recruitments, which is now in its final leg of the 2011-2013 batches. Such well-known companies as Venkey's India Ltd, Ayurvet-Dabur Group, Du Pont, and ITC Agro have gone ahead and taken up the most deserving of students. Even during the final phase of recruitments, the enthusiasm of the interviewing companies is far from ebbing. For students who have just joined the PGDM-AFB program and those who are in the offing this year's campus placement news is surely something to rejoice.

AFMI offers an expansive range of courses related to Agri-Food Business Management and it consists of 4 different components namely,

• Foundation Program

• Agri-Food Business Program

• Core Management Program

• Area Specific Program

The Institute has a tough selection process for taking in only the most deserving pupils. This multistage affair has a stringent process of admission and strict criteria. During the courses, students can participate in live projects that provide them with on-the-job experience and increases their understanding of the subject at hand. Inductive learning scenario at the Institute that goes beyond mere theories and facts prepares students for real-world situations. This is surely one reason why reasons companies have shown such enthusiasm in absorbing them.

The field of agribusiness management in India is still at its nascent stage. Resultantly the scope is immense. The recession free $300 billion business is full of employment opportunities with 40,000+, job availability right at entry level. In order to harness this employment goldmine, AFMI offers tailor-made courses that help the candidates start from the top in the post-education scenario.

The 2009-2011 batch placements saw candidates bagging 3.5 lakh-6.5 lakh per annum packages for national companies and international companies such as Mac Pai, Dubai, and Cell Plast, Nigeria offered 12 lakh per annum packages. This year the things went better with some of the top players in the field of agriculture and food business offering quality positions to students from this institute. Synthite Ltd, CP Seeds, EID Parry, Monsanto India Ltd, Sundaram Finance, Unicolloids, and Bassix India, are the other companies that have recruited students from AFMI this year.