SUMMER PLACEMENTREPORT 2013

Management Development Institute, Gurgaon

SUMMER PLACEMENTREPORT 2013

FOREWORDFOREWORD

Staying true to its reputation as one of the most prestigious business schools in the country, MDI successfully completed the Summer Placements for the Class of 2015, comprising 293 students ‐ 234 enrolled in the flagship PGPM course and 59 students in the PGP‐HRM course. Despite lingering fears of an impending recession and an uncertain economic environment, MDI blazed through its summer placements in record time with more than 120 companies participating in the process.

Having raised its benchmark, MDI maintained its tryst with the regular recruiters, who yet again showed immense faith in the students for building future leadership. there was a substantial rise in the number of offers made by each company, also, the average stipend saw a significant increase of 24% over the last year. More heartening was the addition of a number of new recruiters, who trusted the quality of students, sensing a potential value‐addition to their respective firms and recruited in large numbers offering exciting profiles.

Niche profiles like media and advertising, fashion and lifestyle, digital marketing, crowd sourcing and sports marketing were offered in lines with the changing trends. Many students preferred to further develop their entrepreneurial skills by opting for start‐ups over other companies. This year also saw large participation from companies in the e‐commerce space which reflects the immense growth in the sector.

BATCH PROFILE

to the rising number of prospective female managers in the corporate

The Class of 2015 consists of an eclectic mix of students from diverse educational backgrounds, with close to 14% of them coming from non‐engineering backgrounds like Arts, Commerce, Economics, Fashion Technology, Medicine, Psychology and Science.

Speaking of Gender Diversity, the ratio of female students to male students has been excellent as compared to the previous years, a testament to the rising number of prospective female managers in the corporate world.

Although the batch primarily consists of people with a prior work experience in variegated domains like IT/ITES, Manufacturing, Oil & Gas, Power, Consulting, Banking and Analytics. It also consists of an ideal number of fresh graduates, bringing in the much coveted diversity in perception and insight.

0‐12 months(31%)

13‐24 months(34%)

25‐36 months(23%)

>36 months(12%)

Engineer(86%) B.Com/B.A(8%) Others(6%)

Freshers (30%) Work‐ex (70%)

PLACEMENTS AT A GLANCESales & Marketing continued to be the most preferred profile with 48% of the students from PGPM course accepting profiles in S&M. The FMCG sector has continued its strong association with MDI over the years and this year was no different. In addition, this year saw increasing participation from other sectors like Telecom, Banking and E commerce. Airtel, AkzoNobel, American Express, Asian Paints, ATFL, Castrol, Coca‐Cola, Colgate‐Palmolive, Dabur, emami, exchange4media, Flipkart, Godrej, GlaxoSmithKline, Hector Beverages, Idea, Interglobe, Michelin, PepsiCo, Perfetti Van Melle, Pidilite, Procter & Gamble, Puma, Reckitt Benckiser, Tata Motors, Tata Steel, Tetra Pak and Vodafone among others offered roles in Sales and Marketing functions.

Despite the economic slowdown, Finance companies continued their foray and showed confidence in the students. The domain was led by renowned multinational financial firms like American Express, Axis Bank, Citibank, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, ICICI, India Alternatives, JP Morgan, Jones Lang LaSalle, Langham Capital, Nomura, Philips, RBS, SBI Capital Markets and Synergy Consulting among many others. The offers were made for roles in Investment Banking, Wholesale Banking, Retail Banking, Equity Research, Asset Management, Treasury, Corporate Finance, Risk and Private Equity.

The Consulting domain saw participation from consulting majors such as Avalon Consulting, Cognizant Business Consulting, Deloitte US India, TCS, Technopak and Wipro.

General Management once again was a preferred functional domain on campus with major industry players like Mahindra, Philips, Reliance Industries and RPG making a large number of offers in this domain. The Healthcare sector was strongly represented by participation from majors like Eli Lilly, BI Pharma and Boston Scientific among others.

Number of companies offering the Operations and Supply Chain role also saw a substantial rise. While companies like Citibank, Idea, Metlife, SAP and Tata Steel continued their relationship, Aviva, Perfetti Van Melle, Procter & Gamble and Zovi also opened their operations role at MDI.

Marketing Finance Operations

OthersStrategy

BSFI FMCG Manufacturing

IT&ITES Media& Commerce

OthersConsulting

48% 23% 14% 9% 6% 21% 16% 14% 13% 7%11% 18%

The major recruiters for the students of PGP‐HR offered roles in Corporate HR, HR Consulting and Industrial Relations. These included companies from varied sectors such as Automobile, Banking and Financial services, Consumer Durables, FMCG, Food and Beverages, Fashion & Lifestyle, HR & Strategy Consulting and Telecommunications etc.

Major Recruiters included Aditya Birla Group, Alcatel‐Lucent, Asian Paints, Atkins, Aviva, Axis, Deloitte, Ernst & Young, Godrej, GlaxoSmithKline, IBM Consulting, ICICI, Idea, KPMG, Nivea, People Strong, Pepsico, Philips, Reliance Industries Limited, Right management, RPG, Tata Motors, Tata Sons, Tata Steel, Vodafone and Wipro among others.

Manufacturing

IT&ITES

BFSI Media&Ecommerce

Consulting

FMCG

Others

KEY HIGHLIGHTS

No of Students

Total No of Companies

Participating

AverageStipend

HighestStipend

234 59 293

120 120+

100600 95900 99700

200000 150000 200000

37

PGPM PGPHRM TOTAL

26% 21% 15% 9% 3%9% 17%

FOR THE ALMA MATEROur alums are our assets and this was truly evident in the placement season. MDI's alumni extended wholehearted support and evinced the importance of their alma matter to them. Regular motivation and support of alumni ushered a sense of confidence in participants and guided them in the desirable direction. The involvement of alumni not only brought some of the best brands to campus but also was instrumental in ensuring a smooth placement season.

PLACEMENT COMMITTEE

Prof. Kanwal KapilChairperson, PlacementsMDI, Gurgaon

For any queries,Please write to placement@mdi.ac.in or visit http://mdi.ac.in/placement/

Placement CommitteeManagement Development InstituteMehrauli Road, Sukhrali, Gurgaon(Haryana)‐ 120007, IndiaPhone: 0124‐4560012