Universal Business School in Karjat, Mumbai achieved stellar placements for its PGDM batch of 2023, with the highest package of INR 22 Lacs per annum. Despite the economy taking a dive, the college attracted 278 companies to participate in campus recruitment for its final placement and summer internship process. Our of these 228 companies, 26 were first-time recruiters, representing an entirely new post-pandemic profile- in sectors like Sustainability Consulting, Gaming companies, Digital Marketing, Fintech, eCommerce, and Business Analytics.
Prof. Tarun Anand, Chairman, Universal Business School said, “we have surpassed the previous year’s performance, on all counts. Our highest salary was Rs. 22 lacs. Students who joined us with work experience benefited a lot with the average increase in salary being 161% ( the highest increase being an astounding 460%.)
In terms of placement trends-
Sales & Marketing and marketing research was the top recruitment domain with 47% of offers received. There was participation from industry giants like TATA AIG General Insurance, Xiaomi, HPE, L&T, Reliance Retail, JP Infra, Times Group, Practo, TATA Play, Asian Paints, Berger Paints, Quality Kiosk, UpGrad, Phone Pe, Byju’s, White Hat Jr., etc.
Banking, Financial Services and Consulting received a 33% share in placements Recruiters in this sector offered varied profiles ranging from management trainee, analysts in credit and risk management, Asst. Finance Manager, Fund Accounting Manager, Branch Manager, Management Consultant, Associate – Consulting & Advisory and Forex Trading Manager. The major recruiters include Deloitte, HDFC Bank, American Express, IDFC First Bank, Federal Bank, Morningstar, Yes Bank, Darashaw Securities, to name a few.
Operations, Logistics/Supply Chain & Analytics received a 14% share in Placement. Companies such as HUL, Repos Energy, DHL, Reliance Industries, Kuehne + Nagel, Tech Mahindra, Galaxy Surfactants, Accenture offered varied profiles ranging from project management, vendor management, supply chain management, warehouse management and store operations.
6% of the placements were in general management, consulting & HR with eminent recruiters like Shoppers Stop, Deloitte, Tresvista Financial Services while 16 students were recruited by Deloitte, Yes Bank, American Express, ERM, Gametion, Accenture & Tech Mahindra in the Business Analytics specialisation.
The placements were a thumping validation of the innovative processes followed at Universal Business School and the corporate support it enjoys.
