The 2021 MBA batch of IIM Calcutta recorded 100 per cent placement as all the 467 students who took part in the process got jobs, an institute statement said on Saturday.

  The 2021 MBA batch of IIM Calcutta recorded 100 per cent placement as all the 467 students who took part in the process got jobs, an insti...

 

The 2021 MBA batch of IIM Calcutta recorded 100 per cent placement as all the 467 students who took part in the process got jobs, an institute statement said on Saturday.

The 2021 MBA batch of the XLRI-Xavier School of Management also achieved a similar feat as all the 358 students who sat for placements got jobs, a release by the Jamshedpur-based institute said.

The virtually-conducted placement week at IIM Calcutta, which ended on March 3, saw over 530 job offers for the 467 students.

Altogether 172 firms participated in the final placement process, with the average and median salaries rising to ₹29 lakh and ₹27 lakh per annum respectively, it said.

The consulting sector emerged as the top recruiter, with 149 students or 32 per cent of the total strength opting for them.

A total of 90 students were selected by top investment banking, asset management and private equity venture capital firms.