XLRI records "100 per cent" summer internship placement

Premier business school Xavier School of Management (XLRI) today said it has achieved 100 per cent placement in this year's summer internship placement process (SIP), which lasted all of two days.
The median and average stipend increased by over 20 per cent, with a highest stipend of Rs 5 lakh for two months, XLRI said in a release.
More than 90 companies offered roles across various domains, including consulting, finance, sales and marketing, operations, business development, human resources and industrial relations, it said.
Apart from the traditional recruiters, multiple new companies that were added to the recruiters' list this year hired a large number of students as well.

Among the top recruiters this year were BCG, PWC, Coca-Cola, Microsoft, HUL and ITC, the release said.
In sector-wise split, FMCG stayed at the top with a 27 per cent share, followed by sales and marketing (25 per cent) and finance (20 per cent).