IMT Nagpur's Management Excellence Equals Excellent Placements

Online, July 4, 2012 (Newswire.com) - An increasing number of companies are looking at IMT Nagpur to employ quality managers - an attribute that has been established over the eight years that the institute has been in existence.

This Year 68 companies have visited the B-School and have employed 200+ students who opted for placements.

Guided by faculty, the placement process at IMT Nagpur is student driven. Teams of student representatives are chosen and trained to become the face of IMT Nagpur. Once trained, they visit organisations and invite representatives to visit IMT Nagpur's vibrant and beautiful campus during placement season.

Due to the untiring efforts put in by the Placement Committee, the year 2011-12 at IMT Nagpur has seen a good response from new recruiters. Though market conditions are unpredictable and tough, there were 32 new recruiters at IMT Nagpur this year.

These new recruiters included big industry names like Eveready Industries, Johnson and Johnson, Bharat Forge, Tata International, ITZ Cash, Allahabad Bank, UCO Bank, etc.

"IMT Nagpur has maintained the faith of many organisations over the past 8 years. The institute is committed to excellence and innovation in management learning and to developing academic processes which are not only conceptual but analytical and decision-oriented," says Prof. Harshvardhan Halve, Chairperson, Placement Committee.

An added recruitment advantage came from the efforts of IMT Nagpur's alumni. Most of them see the value of the education imparted at IMT Nagpur and return to their alma mater for recruitment. They helped their companies choose new managers who would prove to be assets in the future.

Banking, Financial Services and Insurance firms were the major recruiters this year. They were followed closely by Manufacturing, IT and ITEs, Automobile, Engineering, FMCG and Research companies.

Marketing and Sales jobs ruled 2012's placement season with a total of 50 jobs being offered. Finance came a close second, getting 22 offers.

Salaries offered were higher this year, averaging at Rs. 5.63 Lakhs Per Annum, peaking at a package of Rs. 10.12 Lakhs Per Annum, offered by Asian Paints.

A list of the 68 companies that visited IMT Nagpur for recruitment:

Asian Paints, Tata Chemicals, Jindal Power Ltd, Torrent, HDFC Bank, IMRB, Aditya Birla Retail, CRISIL/ IREVANA, Greenply, SBI Life, L&T, Raymonds, Welspun, Just Dial, Zee Learn, TCS, Eveready, Bank of Baroda, ICICI Lombard, Berger, Bajaj Auto Finance, Draft FCB, Tata Technologies, Core Education, Bajaj Allianz, Reckitt Benckiser, Tata International, Allahabad Bank, Tata Motors, UCO Bank, Johnson and Johnson, Kotak Mahindra Bank, IDBI Bank, Grail Research, TVS Motors, HDFC Bank HR, Indian Overseas Bank, KPMG, Eicher Motors, KCC, Wipro, NexGen

2012's placement record by IMT Nagpur sends out a clear message to the industry. While commenting on the college's approach towards training the students and making them business ready, Dr. Subhash Datta, Director, IMT Nagpur states- "The pedagogy that we adopt with case studies, group discussions, industry interfaces and real life problem solving projects are sufficiently exciting. The faculty at the school is specifically selected on the basis of their work experiences and their ability to do research and consulting activities so that they can impart relevant knowledge for contemporary issues and challenges in the business world. The faculty from our global partners adds to the relevant global perspective and international exposure required for the leaders of tomorrow."

IMT Nagpur is all about giving its students consistent quality education. Being among the top management institutes, IMT Nagpur constantly updates its infrastructure. Its international student and faculty exchanges make the education global and help place students with reputed organisations.