For the first time this year SCMHRD had separate processes for Laterals and Freshers which was an astounding success given the demand for laterals and the profiles offered. The complete batch was placed on Day Zero with an average of 1.4 offers for a batch of 228. The average salary offered was 6.75 Lakhs per annum while the median salary was 6.04 lakhs per annum. This represents a growth of nearly 30% compared to the previous year. 54 companies visited the campus and some of the recruiters include: Consulting:-E&Y;, Accenture, Hewitt, Marsh & McLenan, William Mercer, AXIS, Avalon FMCG:-ITC, Dabur, Perfetti, Coca Cola, SABMiller, Nestle, Godrej Industries, GSK, IOCL. IT/ IT Services:-Infosys, Wipro, IBM, Intel, Progeon, Genpact, Birlasoft, Atos Origin, HP. Financial Services:-Citibank, JP Morgan Chase, Kotak, HDFC, Citifinancial, ICICI Grp, GE Money. Auto / Pharma:-Tata Motors, Hero Honda, Ashok Leyland, Dr. Reddys, Nicholas Piramal. Conglomerates:-ABMC, Mahindra Group, DSCL, Essar Group, Bharti. and many more… The Summer placement process which preceded the Final placements were an even bigger draw with a host of new companies visiting the campus. Some of the newer recruiters include HLL, Cadburys, Reckitt Benckiser, L’Oreal, Frito Lays, GSK, Honeywell, Max New York Life, Timken, Siemens, Godrej Industries and Reliance.