PINAKI MAJUMDAR
Jamshedpur, March 27: XLRI Jamshedpur, the country’s oldest B-school, along with XLRI Delhi NCR secured 100 per cent placements for its graduating students across its Business Management and Human Resource Management (HRM) programs.
A total of 591 students from XLRI Jamshedpur and XLRI Delhi NCR campuses participated in the process, with 172 recruiters extending over 600 offers, including two international offers and 41 new recruiters.
Despite challenging market conditions, the median salary reached Rs 29 LPA, with the top 10% securing an average of Rs 52.03 LPA and the top 25% securing Rs 44.35 LPA.
The highest international offer stood at Rs 1.10 crore, while the highest domestic package touched Rs 75 LPA.
Industry Leaders Trust XLRI Talent
The placement season witnessed 34.17% of students receiving Pre-Placement Offers (PPOs), a testament to their stellar performance during internships.
Consulting, BFSI and Sales & Marketing emerged as the top recruitment domains, with leading firms such as Accenture Strategy, Boston Consulting Group (BCG), EY Parthenon, PwC India, Reliance and Kotak Mahindra Bank making the highest number of offers.
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Sector-wise Placement Overview
Consulting: 26% of the batch secured roles with top-tier firms including McKinsey, BCG, Bain & Co., Accenture Strategy, EY Parthenon, Kearney, PwC, IPAC, Infosys, Aon, KPMG and others.
BFSI: 22% of students were placed in roles across Goldman Sachs, Citi, Axis Bank, HDFC Ergo, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Barclays, Deutsche, NatWest, NPCI, Standard Chartered, HSBC, MasterCard, Policy Bazaar and others.
Sales & Marketing: 18% of students joined AbinBev, Adani Wilmar, Amul, Dabur, Godrej, HUL, ITC, Nestle, P&G, Philip Morris Int’l, Samsung, Tata Consumer Products, Asian Paints, Mondelez, Nestlé, Kraft Heinz and L’Oréal in brand management and marketing roles.
ITES, E-commerce & Tech: Companies such as Amazon, Microsoft, FedEx, American Express, NoBroker, Meesho, Ola, Zomato, Vivo, UKG, DarwinBox, Genpact, Doubletick and many others hired for roles in Product Management, Analytics and Digital Strategy.
General Management & PSU: Industry giants Aditya Birla Group (ABG), Capgemini, Reliance, TAS, Mahindra, Vedanta, JSW, L&T, BPCL, CPCL, GAIL, IOCL, IREDA, ONGC SPM Port and other PSU & firms recruited for strategic leadership roles.
HR Roles: XLRI maintained its position as the top choice for HR recruitment, with major firms such as Amazon, Asian Paints, Bajaj Auto, Colgate Palmolive, Fedex, Flipkart, HDFC Ergo, Ola, Reliance, ABG, Accenture TAP, Airtel, HUL, ITC, Sun Pharma, Tata Steel, Tata Electronics, Vedanta, etc. hiring in HR Consulting, Compensation & Benefits, HR Analytics and Chief of Staff Roles.
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A Testament to XLRI’s Legacy
Fr. S. George, S.J., Director of XLRI, expressed immense pride in the students’ achievements.
“Despite the evolving economic landscape, XLRI students have once again demonstrated their capability to lead and adapt. The overwhelming response from recruiters reflects the industry’s trust in our students’ competence, values and leadership potential,” he said.
