AHMEDABAD: With the growing interest of companies, a time slot for placement on IIMs is not enough. To increase pressure on the programs, the Indian Institute of Management in Ahmedabad has decided to extend the deadline for the placement process to the Institute. The move intended to facilitate recruitment for business students.

During last year, about 80 companies have participated in the investment process in the summer of this year, more than 100 companies are on campus.

“Normally, the number of companies visiting the campus to zero and one slot location is very high. It follows pressure inappropriate time for the different agents, and it also increases the pressure on students. Well, we want businesses, the same in any location and length in the summer, as well as the investment process definitive, “informs a senior lecturer at the Institute. With the number of companies on campus to visit one day, agents, as well as the faces of students on various themes sparkling top intermediaries who are everywhere on campus, the same day. In addition, a large portion of investment officers to a problem. The Institute is currently position summer 2007-09, PGP and PGP ABM lot.

Summer is the placement, the six days of each placement shelter for two days. The location of a zero of the mediation process many witnesses, including international companies for financial services and consulting businesses. Companies are slotted based on the preferences of students to the profession, images, damages, branding, artist and the exclusive placement agent.

Summer is a course with mandatory academic requirements for students obtain relevant industry experience. Companies in all sectors of the economy are now IIMs to hiring, including global finance, consulting, marketing, information technology, operations, general management and private equity firms. Headhunters are Deutsche Bank, Lehman Brothers, Barclays Capital, BCG, Bain Consulting, among other RPG. Last year, the largest placement agency in the slot zero was Lehman Brothers, removed 17 students, with 14 Merrill Lynch and JP Morgan, recruited students and Braclays, each 11