IIM -A Falls in line.. Changes the Placement Process

Placement season for the batch of 2008-10 of the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmadabad (IIM-A), could stretch over a month with the institute scrapping the existing Day Zero, Day One system.

The new system — cohort placement system — will be spread over continuous weekends (Friday to Sunday), beginning second week of February next year. Each of these cohorts would host firms offering similar roles and opportunities. The decision of which cohort would be invited and in what sequence will depend on the preference of the students from the batch.

"The cohort-based process is a longer placement process but with significant advantages. The move essentially aims at a better match-making process, ensuring a better fit between the students and the firms," said professor Saral Mukherjee, faculty chairman, IIM-A placements.

 

This is an excellent move on the part of IIM – A, the rush of acquiring talent on day ZERO left the employers very little time to make a choice. Same was the case with the students. With IIMs doing away with the day ZERO system its actually the first time it has tried to emulate what other institutes like SIBM or XLRI have been doing to manage their placement process.