Significant Jump in
PPOs Indicate Yet Another Placement High at NITIE
After a bumper summer crop on
campus, which saw harvesters like Lehmann Brothers and DSP ML apart from the
regular list of the best in a variety of sectors, viz., FMCG, Pharma, Banking,
Manufacturing, IT & Consultancy students of National Institute of Industrial
Engineering (NITIE) have registered yet another high with the campus literally
flooded with Pre-Placement Offers (PPO and PPI) for final year students.
NITIE, which offers PG Courses in
Industrial Engineering, Industrial Management, Information Technology Management
and Industrial Safety Management, has registered till now a total of 78
offers (55 PPOs and 23 PPIs) more than a month before the start of placement
season. The maximum package offered so far is $ 85000 by OLAM International.
With almost 33% of the batch already having offers in hand, the mood on campus
is definitely upbeat, among the 36 odd companies that have made advance bookings
on campus so far.
The Banking, Financial
Services & Insurance Sector ranked among students' top preferences. This
sector also witnessed a phenomenal increase in the number of jobs and the nature
of roles being offered as compared to the last year. Top-most companies of this
sector like Citibank, Standard Chartered, ICICI, American Express and GE Money
have already made advance booking by offering PPOs & PPIs.
The IT & Consultancy
Sector was represented by the likes Intel, Wipro, Cognizant Technology Solutions
and Patni Computers, i2 Technologies, Mindtree Consultants, Value Picth. A total
of 18 PPOs has been received in this sector. The Automobile / Manufacturing
Sector was also well represented by giants like Ceat, Maruti Udyog, Anand Group,
Castrol and TATA Motors.
NITIE's long-standing ally
FMCG wasn't to be left behind. It was reinforced by the participation of
majors like HUL, P&G, ITC, Britannia, Cadburys, Asian Paints, Marico, Colgate
Palmolive, Olam International, Reckitt Benkiser India Ltd., and Pharma
majors like Glenmark, DRL, Glaxo Smithkline.
With offers still pouring in,
this season seems set to break all past records.
