Consulting, finance make half the offers as IIM-C wraps up placements

Over 130 firms led by consulting at 27% and finance at 23% make 481 offers

Wrapping up its final placement process for the 2016-2018 batch, the Indian Institute of Management-Calcutta (IIM-C) saw consulting and finance firms emerge as top recruiters.

Of the total 481 offers made by over 130 firms, consulting made the most at 27 per cent, followed by finance at 23 per cent, resulting in a combined share of 50 per cent.

Among the consulting majors, Accenture Strategy, which also recently picked candidates in large numbers at IIM-Ahmedabad, emerged as the top recruiter at IIM-C. Following Accenture were other major recruiters such as The Boston Consulting Group (BCG), Bain & Company,