For more than 20 years, PGDM has held an impeccable record of securing 100% placements. Our Career Services team works to match participants’ career aspirations with market expectations to offer them relevant placement opportunities. Financial Times Masters in Management, FT (MiM) 2023 Rankings ranked SPJIMR #8 globally and #2 in India in the Career Services criteria, which measures the effectiveness of career services in supporting placements.
The placement process happens in two hiring cycles:
The Corporate Autumn/Summer Internship is a mandatory credit component of the Post Graduate Diploma in Management course. The current Class 2023-25 participants will see the last Autumns Internship. Starting the Class of 2024-26, students will be available for Summer Internships (Please refer to the placement timeline table).
Pre-Placement Offer (PPO): 40-50% of the batch gets placed through the Internships and Corporate competitions route (PPOs), much ahead of the final placement process. Students with PPO are signed out from the next hiring cycle.
Pre placement talks start 45 days ahead of the placement week in the month of November
Placement week/ Interviews are conducted tentatively in mid-December
Internship timelines | ||
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Internship cycle | Autumn internship | Summer internship |
Batch | Class of 2023-25 | Class of 2024-26 |
Period (2 months) | September and October 2024 | April and May 2025 |
Pre-placement talks | June 2024 | August/ September 2024 |
Tentative hiring week | Mid-July 2024 | October 2024 |
Final placement timelines | ||
Batch | Class of 2023-25 | Class of 2024-26 |
Pre-placement talks for final placements | November 2024 | November 2025 |
Finals selection process | Mid-December 2024 | Mid-December 2025 |
Joining | May 1, 2025 onwards | May 1, 2026 onwards |
To make participants industry ready and find professional opportunities that meet their career aspirations and goals, the SPJIMR Career Services team conducts a wide range of learning activities and events. These events and activities showcased below are constantly reviewed and reinvented to stay ahead of the curve.
Help to create concise yet comprehensive and effective CVs highlighting key achievements.
Simulated workshops and sessions to prepare the participants for a wide range of interview questions and GD topics.
Leadership talks with industry experts to give the participants a deep understanding of the industry requirements.
Faculty, experts and alumni mentor the participants to be industry ready.
A representative list of recruiting companies for Autumn 2023.