PLACEMENTS: BHU MANAGEMENT STUDENTS CLINCH COVETED POSITIONS, HIGHEST OFFER RS. 23.5 LPA
The Institute of Management Studies, Banaras Hindu University, celebrated an outstanding placement season, with students securing coveted roles at leading corporates, including the highest offer of Rs 23.5 LPA. The institute has been consistently ranked among the top B-Schools in the country as evident from the exemplary performance witnessed during the current placement season. Dr. Ashutosh Mohan, Placement Coordinator at Faculty of Management Studies- BHU, said that Students from MBA, MBA International Business, and MBA Agribusiness earned successful placements, with an incredible average package of 11.1 lakhs among the 181 offers received by 165 students, establishing a new benchmark for the forthcoming year.
The recruitment spectacle featured a stellar line-up of over 65 companies including Infosys, Genpact, Cognizant, Mahindra Finance, Adani Wilmar, Volvo Eicher Commercial Vehicle, Reliance Retail, Federal Bank, IDBI Bank, Ujjivan Small Finance Bank, ICICI Bank, Digit General Insurance, Visa Steel, Bajaj Asset Management, UNIQLO, Amul, and Escorts Kubota.
Prof. H. P. Mathur – Dean & Head, Chairman Corporate Affairs & Placement at FMS-BHU, expressed gratitude for recruiters’ steadfast trust. He informed that 36 % of the students were offered the Executive / Management Trainee role with various sub-profiles like MT-Sales & Marketing, MT-Finance, MT-Business Excellence, MT-Strategy & Projects, MT-Alliance & Electronic Payments, MT-Retail Operations etc. 21 % of the students secured Associate / Senior Consultant roles followed by 13 % with Assistant / Deputy Manager roles.
A large number of roles in the consultation and analytics field were offered by IT organisations like Cognizant, Infosys, Genpact, Veear Analytics, Hexaware Technologies, Acxiom Consulting, MRCC Group, and Loyalty Juggernaut. Renowned firms like South Indian Bank, Bandhan Bank, Jana Bank, SBI Life, ICICI Pru AMC, and UTI Mutual Funds offered lucrative positions to students across domains such as marketing, finance, operations, and HR in the BFSI sector.
In the Agribusiness arena, the reputed player DCM Shriram Farm Solutions recruited several MBA (Agribusiness) students, along with a number of students earning Pre-Placement Offers.
Dean Prof. Mathur complimented the student placement coordination team comprising Mr. Abhijeet Chakraverty, Ms. Harshita Sharan Srivastava, Mr. Pranjal K. Rai, Mr. Abhishek Yadav, Ms. Parul Bahotra, and Mr. Premanshu Singh for their tireless efforts throughout the placement season.
Prof. Ashish Bajpai, Director at FMS-BHU, congratulated the placement team and emphasised the critical role of teachers in shaping students into “business-ready” individuals. He praised students’ contagious enthusiasm and their resolve to make significant contributions to business and society in the HR, Finance, and Marketing areas.
The institute remains committed towards shaping industry-ready professionals through a multitude of carefully curated initiatives, including personality development programs, corporate engagements, summer training, simulated aptitude test, group discussions and personalised mock interviews. These meticulously curated activities are organised on an on-going basis to enhance the students’ employability and prepare them to embark on rewarding careers.