Top B-school placement:s Finance, marketing jobs pip consulting this year

Wrapping up 100% summer placements early this year, IIM-Lucknow saw 50% increase in finance profiles

Marketing and finance have pipped consulting as the preferred sector and profile this year for summer internships at some of the top business schools, including the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) centres that have wrapped up summer placements for the year.

For the past few years, consulting has either been at the helm in terms of offers, or it has seen maximum participation from recruiters on B-school campuses. 

As far as IIMs in Lucknow, Kozhikode and Kolkata are concerned, among other B-schools, these institutes have seen a larger share of internship offers being made in finance, thereby, outperforming consulting. However,