As many as 524 students have been placed in five days of the campus recruitment that began at the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras on Monday. A total of 119 companies have made 577 offers so far in various categories. There is significant increase this year in the number of students placed and the number of offers made when compared to last year.
In 2013, 84 companies had made 383 offers and 333 students were placed during the same period. Though 35 more companies have come for recruitment, the ratio of the number of students placed versus the offers made remains almost the same.
For the students, the recruitment process is the culmination of a month-long preparation for interviews, group discussions and online tests. Aditya Bharadwaj who is doing an undergraduate dual degree programme, said that he had started preparing a month ago. He would devote an hour every day to prepare for big interview.
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“Some companies expect us to solve cases. We do a lot of probability optimisation. We have a lot of courses aligned to consulting. I practice cases with others who are also appearing for similar profiles,” said B.S.V. Saket from Visakhapatnam who has been offered a job in Goldman Sachs, Bangalore.
It appears that companies do not share students’ enthusiasm for the ‘graveyard shift’ on the first day of placement. According to Babu Viswanathan, adviser, Training and Placement, the graveyard shift will be scrapped from next year. Students are actively encouraged to refrain from placement if they plan to take up higher studies, he said.