B-school summer placements surge; BFSI, e-commerce firms top recruiters

Banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI) was the top sector at JBIMS and IIM Calcutta

Summer placements, where companies hire students for internships in the following year, have concluded on a high at some of the top B-schools, including the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs). 

From wrapping up the process within a day or two and placing 100 per cent students to a rise in the number of offers and stipends, top B-schools have witnessed a significant improvement compared with last year. IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore, IIM Calcutta, IIM Lucknow, XLRI – Xavier School of Management, Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (JBIMS), and Delhi University’s (DU’s) Faculty of Management Studies (FMS) have had successful summer