My sister completed her MBA from JBIMS last year and says that no one from her batch had taken HR as their specialization. Therefore HR profiles are rarely offered during placements. But once or twice the HR profiles were opened up in the college as 2-3 students were willing to go for it.

But we cannot deny the fact that it will take a tremendous amount of time for college to build a reputation in HR and hence attract top job profiles in the domain.

My personal suggestion would be that if JBIMS decides to start a full-time specialized program in HR, it would greatly benefit the entire MMS program by attracting better profiles during placements, for all the streams in general.

Yes, IIM Kozhikode will likely allow the LSM students to sit for consulting companies. It is the Placement Committee that offers the consulting companies the best students. So they will surely highlight the benefits of this course to potential recruiters. Students from any course are not restricted to sit for placements at all. Even the ups and downs of the placements are controlled by the General Management and not the institute itself.

This program is likely to produce all rounded talents so consulting common should definitely hire a few to create talent for the company.

Most of the top colleges like IITs and NITs allow all branches to sit for placements. But it’s a fact that Mechanical Engineering has stooped to a new low since 2020. The placements have become miserable now. Some tips you can follow to sit for placements are:

• Maintain a good CGPA ( 8.5+)

• Become proficient in coding

• Maintain a good rank in websites like CodeChef, Hackerrank, Hackerearth, etc

• A good resume is always the top priority for any candidate

But it mainly depends on the placement cell whether they want to allow you for a CS job or not. In most cases they do but if not you can always go for off-campus placement with your NIT tag.

On average, out of the 80 students, only 65 students are eligible to sit for placements. Out of these, a few opt for higher studies so only around 50-55 are left for placements. The main core companies that visit VIT Pune are Emerson, Honeywell, and Tetra Pak. The number of recruitments can be understood through the points below

• Emerson recruits around 8 students.
• Honeywell recruits around 7 students.
• Tetra Pak taken in only 1–2.

These companies offer an average package of around 5.5 LPA. So around 20–25 students will be placed in core companies and other students have to opt for IT companies.

To get good offers,you need a CPI above 8.5 at the end of the third year and also try to get an internship at Emerson.

IIT Hyderabad is one of the fastest-growing new IITs that has almost reached the level of older IITs in no time. Its location of being in one of the biggest industrial cities of India plays a big role in its fast-paced development. My sister was a student of the CSP branch (MTech RA) and enlightened me about the placement scenario there. However, she passed out in 2016 so the placement stats are for that year only.

The CSP department of IIT Hyderabad has extremely learned and experienced faculty with a decent placement scenario even better than VLSI. 

• In 2015-16, CSP recorded 80% placement with an average salary above INR 10 LPA.
• In the 2016–17 placement session, CSP boasted of 100% placement with the average CTC standing at INR 12 LPA. Some students even received more than one offer.

Considering the improved trend, the placement scenario of CSP at IIT Hyderabad is currently expected to be even better.