14 pc hike in starting salaries for Global MBA grads

Students of Global MBA programme at SP Jain School of Global Management (SP Jain Global), which has campuses in Dubai, Mumbai, Singapore and Sydney, have got lucrative offers in the ongoing campus placements. At Rs 25 lakh, the Class of 2018 witnessed a 14 per cent increase in average starting salaries as compared to the previous batchs Rs 22 lakh. 

Top recruiters this season include multinationals such as Google, Deloitte, Caterpillar, Cedar, Cummins, Danzas ME, Everstone Capital, IMV, ITC Infotech, Johnson & Johnson, KPMG, Protiviti Consulting, Quantum Inventions, Standard & Poor’s and Westcon. The highest offer this year was made at Rs 41 lakh.

Dr. Balakrishna Grandhi, Dean of the school’s PG programmes, attributes this success to the school’s unique tri-city educational model that has proven to transform its students from aspiring business managers to 21st century global business leaders.

A recent graduate from the Global MBA programme of December 2017, was placed at Google’s Gurgaon office. Speaking of the skills he developed through the school’’s tri-city exposure, he shares, “The cultural immersion I underwent in each of the three cities went a long way in shaping my interviews at Google. For instance, my final interviewer was based in Sydney and I was able to connect with him instantly.” At Google, he manages multi-million-dollar campaigns for a US-based Fortune 500 company. — TNS