High salaries offered in ISB placements despite pandemic

Hyderabad:  Despite the unprecedented global crisis due to Covid-19 pandemic, Indian School of Business (ISB) placements set a new record in terms of CTC.
The average accepted CTC was all-time high of Rs.28.29 lakh during the placement process of the Post Graduate Programme (PGP) 2021 students A total of 1145 acceptable offers were made by the end of the recently concluded placement week and the average accepted CTC was an all-time high of Rs. 28.29 lakh, an increase of 8.32 per cent as compared to last year’s CTC of Rs.26.12 lakhs during the placement week.
The top industries in terms of offers were Consulting, IT/ITES/Technology, BFSI, FMCG/Retail and Pharma/Healthcare. Urban Mobility industry too gave 35 offers reflecting the changed dynamics and growth of the business. Companies from FinTech, EdTech, AgriTech and Gaming showed traction in their hiring from ISB, the top business school said.
“The unprecedented global crisis has given the ISB a new opportunity to reinvent and reorient teaching modules and learning approaches. Team ISB swiftly rose to the occasion and offered the finest and the much-needed pivoting to the students,” said Professor Rajendra Srivastava, Dean, ISB.
“The right calibration and future-ready focus on technology and analytics-enabled our students to find their place in key leadership and management positions in various organisations. ISB has always been a repository for the finest aptitude and new skill sets, and this year’s placement reiterates this fact,” he added.