FINAL PLACEMENTS REPORT 2012

Tough year on campus: Worried about your entry into the job market? Here’s what you need to know, do
Since your opportunities are restricted by the market and placement system, your first goal is to increase choices and reach the interview stage. Know that no one owes you anything so discard an attitude of lazy ‘entitlement’. You will eat only what you can hunt.

Private placement of debt issuance hits all-time high of Rs 7.77 lakh cr in 2020: Report
The largest mobilisation through private placements ...

Covid-19 is reshaping the job market in a big way. Are employees equipped for the new environment?
As digital transformations happened and th...
Placements at IIT Madras to go on as scheduled, even as the institute shuts after people test Covid positive
The institute said it will continue testing and contact tracing to arrest the spread of the virus. The spread of the infection has been attributed to overcrowding at the campus mess (dining area).
Conservation outlook of Western Ghats grim, says IUCN report
According to the 2020 report, the conservation outlook of the mountain chain of the Western Ghats, one of the worlds eight hottest hot spots of biological diversity, is of significant concern.
Sambandh Finserve diverted about Rs 100 crore to entities having connection with its promoters: Audit Report
The company diverted funds to entities such as Diya Dairy & Agroprocessors Pvt Ltd, Kshama Foundation, Regional Rural Development Centre (RRDC), DK Enterprises, Utkal Dairy. Funds were also diverted to individuals, people privy to the report said.
Singapore’s GIC, Phoenix Mills to set up retail properties platform in India
To begin with, GIC will be picking up around 26% in a certain retail and office assets portfolio owned by Phoenix Mills and some of its subsidiaries. Both the entities may mutually agree to further increase its stake up to 35% within a 12 month period from the closing of the proposed transaction.
Day 1 of IIT placements bring in fat salary offers
According to various campus placement cells that ET spoke to, big salaries were offered by the likes of B2B SaaS startup Ally.io with around $140,000 (Rs 1.03 crore) for an international role. Quantitative trading firm Graviton and proprietary trading firm Quantbox are offering salaries of around Rs 80 lakh, said campus placement members.
As placements go virtual, Cohesity may emerge as the top paymaster at IITs
Officials from leading campuses told ET that the San Jose-based company will offer salaries of $200,000 (Rs 1.48 crore) per annum on a cost-to-company basis to the selected students for US roles, which is the highest package for the Class of 2021 so far.
View: Is India ESG-ready? Firms seem to be getting serious about it
Organisations are increasingly taking ESG and sustainability-related disclosures seriously, thanks to the regulatory push. Work on other aspects of ESG, however, remains a work in progress, with things moving in the right direction. The challenge lies in action and assessment of its impact on the environment or society at large.
Sent from Gitmo to UAE, detainees fear final stop: Yemen
The detainees - 18 Yemenis and one Russian, swept up from Afghanistan and Pakistan after the Sept. 11 attacks - have languished in custody in the United Arab Emirates for as long as five years, their families and lawyers tell The Associated Press.
In tough times, recruiters look for future-ready leaders who can deal with uncertainty
From a company’s perspective, given that hiring numbers will be lower than a normal year, it makes sense to focus efforts on institutes that have been tried and tested in terms of talent.
Highest salary for class of 2020 full-time PGPX at IIM Ahmedabad jumped to Rs 81 lakh per annum
The final placement process for the Class of 2020 of the One Year MBA Programme or PGPX ended in July end and the final placement report was audited by an external agency and finalised on September 2, 2020.
Assam: Fire at OIL well during capping operations; final preparations underway
OIL stated that the capping stack was ready and wrapped with ceramic blanket and ceramic cloths. The team from IIT Guwahati completed data collection for thermal imaging and sound measurement at required areas under guidance of district officials and OIL team.