The trend this time leaned towards consulting again, with the crème de la crème of the industry visiting the campus. The KPMG, Ernst & Young, PriceWaterHouseCoopers, Hewitt Associates and Accentures of the world jostled with each for the small batch of 41. The fact that 16 students of the batch had already accepted Pre-Placement Offers from their Summers organizations and opted out of the Finals, did not make the recruiters’ job any easier.
The others regular recruiters with TISS like Proctor and Gamble, HUL, ITC, Nokia, Tata Sons, Marico, Cadbury, Pepsi and Nestle also vied for the best HR talent in the country. The BFSI sector was well represented by Deutsche Bank, HSBC, Axis Bank, Lehman Brothers and Fidelity. IT sector biggies like Wipro Technologies and IBM were also in contention. The new entrants in the process included Bennett Colemann & Co marking media’s presence on the campus. M & M Global Leadership Program and RPG group participated only in the lateral process.
With the talent crunch and demand for HR talent going through the roof, placement packages at TISS followed suit.
Total Batch size = 42
Students participating = 25
Number of PPOs offered = 19
Number of PPOs accepted = 16
Number of companies = 26
Highest salary = 16 lacs p.a INR
Median salary = 11.25 lacs p.a INR
Average salary = 11.30 lacs p.a INR
With the new and bigger batch (60 students) of budding HR professionals coming in this year and the current junior batch enthused by recently concluded Summer placements, the future is definitely looking bright and sunny at TISS!