XLRI Delhi-NCR campus has wrapped up its summer internship placements of 2024-26 PGDM (BM), a 100% record, successfully by all standards. This summer saw an institute securing overall total internship offers of 604 after all 576 students in the batch submitted for the highly competitive selection procedure of internship.

Indeed, the compensation package was impressive with an average stipend of Rs 1.67 lakh per month. The stipend for the highest member of this batch stood at an impressive Rs 3.50 lakh per month evidencing the high demand of the employers to have the skilled talent from XLRI. Meanwhile, the median stipend to the batch was Rs 1.60 lakh per month. More than 80 percent of the students received offers with stipends of at least Rs. 1 lakh a month, and 64 percent received offers with stipends in the range of Rs. 1.5 lakh per month and up. Such figures clearly point out that the XLRI alumni continue to be one of the most highly sought after alumni for the leading firms across different industries.

With a very high number of firms participating, numbering 133 firms, while also 37 new recruiters found value in XLRI’s top education with holistic development for the student. Top recruiters included Accenture Strategy, P&G, Bajaj Auto, HUL, Asian Paints, Boston Consulting Group, EY Parthenon, Amazon, Aditya Birla Group, and Godrej Group. Major sectors recruiting XLRI students included consulting, finance, sales and marketing, general management, product management, operations, analytics, and human resources, thereby providing the batch with a good number of career opportunities.

Fr. Dr. K S Casimir, Director XLRI Delhi-NCR said, “This is a landmark year for XLRI, especially in its Platinum Jubilee Year. It is indeed satisfying to see the class of 2024-2026 produce such a great result at the internship level. This is a great testament to the class’s excellence, hard work, and determination, besides reflecting well on the trust and confidence that our recruiters place in XLRI’s educational standards.”

Undoubtedly, strong placement results result from giving a great emphasis on well-rounded learning experience amalgamating academic excellence with industry exposure. For example, 32% of the students in PGDM (BM) and PGDM (HRM) comprised freshers and the remaining had considerable prior work experience in various sectors.

The placement process also ushered in several new distinguished recruiters, such as: Accordion Partners, Amdocs, Barclays, Essar Capital, HSBC, Michelin, and Sony Pictures. These new relationships make XLRI an all the more endearing symbol of promise now that an increasing number of companies are looking for agile and skilled professionals.

The 2024-2026 batch closed the summer internship placement season on a successful note thereby consolidating yet another bright milestone in XLRI’s legacy of industry-ready leaders.