358 XLRI students get placements

Hyderabad: XLRI- Xavier School of Management, Jamshedpur has successfully concluded placement for the outgoing batch of 2016-18 of its flagship programme two-year Postgraduate Diploma in Management – HRM and BM with all 358 candidates securing offers through the final recruitment process in just three days.

The final recruitment process saw participation from 132 recruiters with 370 offers, inclusive of 29 first time recruiters. 

Key highlights of XLRI final placements 2018

1. The median salary offered to the batch is INR 21 Lakh per annum while the average is INR 20 lakh per annum.
2. Total number of PPOs received 122.
3. Participation from PSUs like GAIL, IOCL and HPCL along with first time recruiters like National Housing Bank and India Health Action Trust.
4. Prof. Uday Damodaran, Chairperson, Placements (2 yrs. PGDM Programs), XLRI said, “This has been a good year for both of summer as well as final recruitments. We are extremely grateful to all the recruiters for showing belief in the XLRI brand and our students. We are hoping that our relationship with the recruiters will go from strength to strength and would be fruitful for all parties involved.”

Sector-wise turnout: XLRI’s unrivalled reputation for its Human Resources Programme was clearly visible as the HR students secured good job offers across sectors viz. Consulting, FMCG, General Management and other sectors.

Fr. E Abraham, Director, XLRI commented, “We are happy to announce that this year’s placement season has witnessed a remarkable increase in both the number of offers and recruiters. Interest in XLRI’s students has been tremendous with top companies recruiting. We attribute the excellent placements this year as an affirmation by the industry of the high-standard of management-centric education that we strive to deliver to our students.”