IIM-A, other top B-schools moot IIT-like joint placement committee

IITs share their best practices and undertake a joint placement process, and student- or recruiter-specific decisions under All IITs Placement Committee

Talks are on between some of the top B-schools, including Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A), IIM Bangalore, IIM Lucknow, IIM Indore, MDI Gurgaon, XLRI Jamshedpur and IIFT Delhi to form an All India B-school Placements Committee on the lines of the All IITs Placement Committee.

The discussion was part of the agenda at Maitri, an annual conference of placement committee members. Held at IIFT Delhi in its second edition, Maitri's first edition was held last year at IIM Ahmedabad.

Being conducted by student representatives this time unlike last year, the conference also saw discussions over sharing recruiter experiences and best practices