Four of top 5 US banks hire 25% of MBA students from IFMR business school

Despite the pandemic, average salaries are up by about 10 per cent in hiring by finance, consulting and technology giants

Despite the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, students of the 2-year MBA programme of the IFMR Graduate School of Business (IFMR-GSB), now part of Krea University, saw a good placement season and witnessed a 10 per cent growth in average salaries offered by finance, consulting and technology giants.

With over 80 per cent of the students already placed in the ongoing placement season, finance, consulting and technology companies have hired over 87 per cent of the students already placed. The full batch comprises 175 students.

In the past three years -- between 2017-18 and 2019-20 -- anywhere between 50 and 75 per