Mint.This data was from over hundreds of non-IIM business schools. IIMs, because of their brand and quality, had already said that they had a good year of campus hiring.
IIMs are autonomous and do not fall under the purview of All Indian Council of Technical Education (AICTE), professional education regulator.Though the placement of B-School graduates hovered around 49% of those enrolled, hiring trend shows a continuous growth, according to official data by AICTE.The number can be interpreted in two ways.
One, almost 50% could not land a job during campus hiring, a traditional debate on subdued employment environment and quality of employable graduates in the country.