IFMR GSB achieves 100% placement

Tirupati: The Institute for Financial Management and Research, Graduate School of Business, (IFMR GSB) at Krea University has achieved 100 percent placement for its MBA Class of 2019. The 239 strong batch of students received placements in reputed corporates from diverse industry verticals. The highest CTC package amounting to Rs.18.8 lakhs per annum, came from a highly reputed Navaratna PSU Corporate, REC Limited (formerly Rural Electrification Corporation Limited).

A total of 59 corporates including Accenture, Barclays, Cognizant, Deloitte, Decathlon, Ernst & Young, Honeywell, HSBC, Infosys, JP Morgan Chase, Morgan Stanley, RBS and REC Limited among others, offered placements to the students. The average CTC for the batch stood at Rs.8.7 lakhs per annum with the median salary at Rs.8.5 Lakhs per annum.

Commenting on the placement, Dr V Anantha Nageswaran, Dean IFMR GSB said "We are delighted to share that our students are placed at highly reputed organizations across the globe. We feel proud when top-recruiters recognize the potential of our students. Our aim is to prepare our students to meet the competing demands of diverse stakeholders, to thrive as professionals, and help them become successful leaders of enterprises. It is gratifying to see our students placed in coveted roles with reputed organizations across varied sectors such as Analytics, BFSI, Consulting, Ecommerce, IT/ITES, Pharma, PSU and Start-ups. While Financial roles were aplenty, Sales & Marketing and Technology Consulting roles were also significant this year."