MBA Placement 2006 - MDI, Gurgaon

Management Development Institute, Gurgaon, one of the premier B-schools of India, completed the successful placements of 2004-2006 Batch. The Class of 2006 at MDI, Gurgaon, set new standards of achievement by attracting leading companies from India and abroad during the placement process. The mean domestic salary offered this year was Rs. 8.61 Lakhs. Similarly, the average salary for the inaugural HR batch stood at an impressive figure of Rs. 8.03 Lakhs, with a median figure of Rs. 7.75 Lakhs.

The companies, which came for recruitment, consisted of a diverse mix of sectors - from FMCG to BFSI, Consumer Durables to Consultancy, IT & ITES to Media, making attractive profile and package offerings to the students.

Human Resource (HR), was the highlight of Placements 2006. Recruiters for HR came from a variety of sectors including IT, Consulting, Banking, FMCG, Manufacturing and Media, among others, in which 52 students were recruited in record time. The star recruiters included William Mercer, Hewitt Associates, Bharti, Grow Talent Consulting, Air India, GSK, the Aditya Birla Group and GE.

MDI's marketing domain was strengthened by the likes of ITC, Godrej and Boyce, Reckitt Benckiser, the Aditya Birla Group and Nestle. These companies recruited nearly 46% of the batch for both marketing as well as sales profiles.

The Finance and Banking sector included recruiters from Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, ICRA, GE, DSP Merrill Lynch, UTI Bank and ICICI. Nearly 29 % of the PGPM batch secured an offer with a Finance profile.

With the growing strength of Indian IT industry a large chunk of students were recruited by major names in IT that includes IBM, Infosys, Wipro, Patni and HCL.

Upbeat about the recruiter response to this year's Rolling Placements, Prof. Subir Verma, Placement Head, expressed, "Going by the strong recruiter response so far, we are looking forward to another excellent placement season this year. The companies, who came for recruitment, were extremely happy with the caliber of our candidates."

The faculty and students are rejoicing the success of this year's placements and are confident that the results will re-affirm MDI's standing among the premier Business Schools of the country.