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IIM Kozhikode
Student Profiles
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Celebrating Years of Excellence
Profiles Class of 2013
Vision
To create a unique academic space of global
reckoning nurturing the finest management
thinking, creating innovative, futuristic, socially
responsible and environmentally sensitive
practitioners, leaders and educators.
Mission
The Institute seeks to inculcate a spirit of lifelong
learning. It aspires to strengthen the capabilities
of integrating concepts with applications and
values. It aims to contribute towards the
development of communities of dependable,
capable, caring and fair-minded people.
Dream | Innovate | Achieve
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OVERVIEW Class of 2013
After a rigorous two year training program at IIM Kozhikode, the Post Graduate Program batch of 2011-
13 is now ready to face the corporate industry and become an integral part of prestigious organizations
across the world this January. The batch comprises of students from all corners of the country and
represents diverse backgrounds. This publication is intended to help you, as a recruiter, to reach out to
the best students that are suited to your company
LATERAL AND FINAL PLACEMENTS – THE CONCEPT
PLACEMENTS PROCESS
The placements are conducted at the end of the second year for final Step 1
year students. After an extensive education process in different functional (November, 2012, 2nd week onwards)
The company contacts the
areas such as Marketing, Finance, Consulting, Organizational Behavior,
Placements Committee, schedules
Economics, Operation, Information and Technology, the batch of 2011- a date and makes a PPT to the
students interested and eligible to
13 is now ready to face the challenges of the industry as a part of different
participate in the process.
organizations. They carry with them, the in depth knowledge gained during
Step 2
their summer internships with different organizations, the academic
(December, 2012, 1st week onwards)
knowledge imbibed through various electives across the different verticals, The resumes of interested
candidates are sent to the
library based self-study, group work, discussions and the exposure to a
company. The company in turn
variety of real world problems in terms of the different competitions, live
reverts with a shortlist. The
projects that each student has been a part of at IIM Kozhikode. company’s slot in the placement
process is confirmed by the
During placements, companies are allotted slots based on a democratic Placement Committee. The slot is
determined by the students with
slotting process. The process for laterals, a process by which the
the help of a democratic slotting
companies can select candidates with relevant work experience will start process.
in the third week of December and the final placements would be from Step 3 (i)
the second week of January. The companies would either visit the campus (December, 2012, 3rd week onwards)
The selection process for the
or do an offline recruitment process and then select the candidates who
laterals begins. The companies
would be a right fit to their organization. look into the interested candidates
who would be eligible to apply and
WHY SHOULD COMPANIES RECRUIT FROM CAMPUS? recruit the students suitable for
their organizations
(cid:2) Campus placements is an avenue for companies to pick future
Step 3 (ii)
business leaders from the richest management talent pool in the
(January 2013, 2nd week onwards)
country
The final placement process
(cid:2) A continuous increase in the number of companies with over 135 begins. Selection of various
participating companies are
companies becoming a part of the recruitment process last year, is
organized by slots. Recruitment
indicative of this process becoming a preferred form of recruitment
processes of companies in the
(cid:2) Students from diverse backgrounds and work experience, after a same slot progress in parallel.
compulsory summer internship with organizations and training, are Step 4
more aware and in a better position to provide an unbiased and
(April, 2013)
objective view of the processes in the organization
Final acceptance of the offers is
communicated to the company,
(cid:2) The students act as brand ambassadors for the organization, acting
and the students are available to
as spokespersons and spreading awareness about the company in
join work from April.
general
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OVERVIEW Class of 2013
EXPERIENCE GAINED FROM SUMMER INTERNSHIP ACROSS DIFFERENT SECTORS
(cid:2) IT (cid:2) HR (cid:2) General Management (cid:2) Sales and Marketing
(cid:2) Finance (cid:2) Operations (cid:2) Consulting
Class of 2013 has worked in companies such as
Consulting IT / Telecom Others Philips
McKinsey HP Capgemini ISRO
Deloitte and Touche Adobe ABB BPCL
Ernst and Young Intel Jindal Power CPCL
Halcrow Consulting Dell L&T Essar Group
Thorogood Associates Accenture Maruti Suzuki
Capgemini Idea Cellular Mahindra
Mu Sigma IBM TI
ZS Associates SAP Labs Samsung
KPMG Wipro Robert Bosch
Nomura Oracle Reliance
PwC Cognizant NTPC
Mu Sigma Infosys John Deere
Finance
HSBC
Morgan Stanley
JP Morgan Chase
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND DOMAIN WISE WORK EXPERIENCE
4% 1% 8% 11%
9%
39% 6%
IITs/NIT/BITS/DCE/NSIT 14% Consulting/ Analytics
9% Manufacturing/Engg.
Other Engg Institutes
IT/Tech/Telecom
Science & Arts PSU
9%
Commerce Energy/Utilities
BFSI
Medicine & Law
47%
43%
WORK EXPERIENCE GENDER RATIO
5% 4%
9% Fresher 36%
42%
1-12 months
13-24 months
20% 25-36 months 64%
37-48 months Male
above 49 months Female
20%
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OVERVIEW Class of 2013
FINAL PLACEMENTS 2011-12 - AN OVERVIEW GETTING TO KOZHIKODE
Location
The Final Placements 2012 of IIM Kozhikode witnessed the
Kozhikode (also called Calicut) is the third-largest city in
participation of 135 companies making offers to 317 students
the state of Kerala. The capital of the erstwhile Malabar
across all vertcals. In spite of recessionary pressures, IIM
district, Kozhikode city is the headquarters of the
Kozhikode strived to carve out a niche for itself by placing its
Kozhikode district. A melting-pot of diverse cultures,
14th batch in reputed companies like Deutsche Bank, Kozhikode is an important trade centre in south India,
Goldman Sachs, TAS, HUL, ITC etc. The average salary per associated for long with trade in spices and silk. Today,
student also saw a rise of 7% over pervious year’s figures. Kozhikode is famous for its palm-fringed beaches,
tropical forests, and Ayurvedic therapy. You can plan on
The number of PPOs offered too saw and increase of around extending your stay if you wish to tour other parts of
183% from 18 in the previous year to 51 in 2012. Many students Kerala.
also decided to join start-ups to test their entrepreneurial
abilities and venture into newer domains.
Sector wise breakup of offers
1%
18%
Consulting
30% Finance
General Management
IT/ITES
Operations
Sales & Matketing
Others
3%
26%
13% Travel
9% Kozhikode is well connected by air, rail and road to major
cities in India. Indian Airlines, Spice Jet and Jet Airways
Highest CTC (lakhs/annum) Average CTC (lakhs/annum) have frequent flights from Delhi, Bangalore and Mumbai
to Kozhikode International Airport. Cochin International
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Airport is a 4-hour drive from Kozhikode. Alternately,
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Cochin and Kozhikode are connected by direct flights.
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Kozhikode International Airport is connected by daily
25 22.5 22.5 direct flights to major cities in the Middle East.
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We would be delighted to arrange for your
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depending upon the availability of rooms.
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Otherwise, with the Gateway Hotel-Taj Group, Kadavu
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we are sure you will enjoy a pleasant and comfortable
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stay during your visit. In this case, we would arrange for
Consulting Finance General IT/ITES Operations Sales &
Management Matketing transport between the hotel and the Institute.
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K “The candidates who participated in the process were topnotch. The level of enthusiasm and energy among the
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Profiles Class of 2013
ISM Dhanbad B.Tech (Mining)
No Prior Work Experience
Software Associates
A Mining Engineer from ISM Dhanbad, Abhinav has an excellent academic record.
He has represented India in various international competitions and was selected
among global top 25 teams in Schneider Electric Go Green in the City Challenge,
2012. During his summer internship in Consulting domain at Software Associates,
he devised KPIs for health care organizations and Activity Based Costing Models
for the firm. He has won several Olympiads in Mathematics and has built Financial
Models with multiple valuation techniques for mergers and acquisition based
projects and competitions. A cross country runner and an enthusiastic athlete, he
is a passionate sportsperson.
Abhinav Sinha
NIT Rourkela B.Tech (CSE)
No Prior Work Experience
Shree Cement Limited (Finance)
A finance enthusiast, Abhisek did his summer internship at Shree Cement Limited
where he worked on implementation of IFRS reporting standards in the company.
He was also responsible for determination of transfer price for raw materials. Having
completed his graduation in Computer Science from NIT Rourkela, he has been a
consistent topper throughout his academic career and recipient of NTSE
Scholarship as well as State topper in CBSE class 10th Board exams. A consistent
rank holder and Silver medal recipient in National Maths Olympiads and Science
Olympiads, he has also been a member of Cricket, Table Tennis and Badminton
teams.
Abhisek Paul
BITS Pilani B.E (Hons.)(E&I)
No Prior Work Experience
UAE Exchange Qatar
An Electronics engineer from BITS Pilani, Abhishek has always maintained a
consistent academic performance. During his summer internship in UAE Exchange
– Qatar, he was involved in the country profiling, determining the stock of the
market and the market share of the company in the country. He was rated as
excellent by the Country Head on all aspects as part of the feedback process.
Apart from academics, Abhishek has worked with the Public and Media Relations
Unit of BITS Pilani, cultural secretary of his state association and the Editor of his
college magazine. His interests include blogging and travelling.
Abhishek Anand
NIT Allahabad B.E (Mech)
No Prior Work Experience
American Express
A Mechanical Engineer from MNNIT Allahabad, Akshay did his summer internship
in business analytics with American Express, where he derived business insights
from unstructured data through text mining techniques using machine learning
algorithms. Also, he has been selected for the international exchange program at
ESCP-EAP Paris. Being the head boy of his school and holding various positions
of responsibility in his college, he has showcased excellent leadership abilities.
Apart from being consistent in academic excellence throughout his life, he has
interest in theatre and has given stage performances in national level events. His
other interest includes singing.
Akshay Anand
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SGSITS Indore B.Tech (EIE)

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Global Environment Concern, Chandigarh -
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An interdisciplinary, Alpa did her summer internship at a young entrepreneurial
organization GEC based in Chandigarh. She worked for business development
and was responsible for detailed evaluation of new business opportunities for the
organization. During her graduation she was a member of placement committee,
management team and sponsorship team for annual festival of her college. Her
enthusiastic, learning oriented and creative personality could be an upshot of the
numerous stage performances she has been doing since early childhood for
multiple artistic passions she follows including classical dancing, table, singing
and theater. Her other interest includes handwriting analysis and photography.
Alpa Bhatt
VIT Vellore B.Tech (CSE)
No Prior Work Experience
ICF International
Amartya Sen , has done his Bachelors in Computer Science Engineering from VIT
University , Vellore. As a part of his post-graduation course he underwent a summer
internship at ICF, International, New Delhi and worked on a live project concerning
the energy and telecom sector of Asia. His academic pursuit lies in the interest of
learning and understanding the methods of the corporate world in various verticals.
Apart from academics, other areas of interest lies in photography, writing and digital
art and also playing poker.
Amartya Sen
NIT Raipur B.Tech (Civil)
No Prior Work Experience
Software Associates
Amber Kumar Yadav, a Civil Engineering Graduate (honours) from NIT Raipur, is
presently pursuing MBA (Majors marketing and operations) at IIM-Kozhikode-India.
He has participated in various events throughout his college days. Recently he
was selected among India’s top 25 teams in Indiafrica global business venture
contest. As a management intern for the summers he worked with a firm that deals
with strategic aspects of logistics industry in India. During free time he loves to
cook and do gardening. Right from school days he has been actively involved in
working for various social initiatives. He pursues volleyball and badminton in sports.
Amber Kumar Yadav
Jadavpur University, Kolkata B.E (Mech)
No Prior Work Experience
PepsiCo
A marketing enthusiast, Angshuman did his summer internship in Frito Lays division
of PepsiCo. He was responsible for designing and firming up a distributor
management model for better distributor efficiency & arresting distributor attrition.
The project included a satisfaction survey, benchmarking, ROI model correction,
designing a profiling tool, an induction program and a new incentive model for
distributors. As a placements committee member he converted several first time
recruiters on campus at IIMK. He scored record highest marks in ISC from his
school. His diverse achievements reflect his versatility. His other interests include
dancing, fast cars and watching movies.
Angshuman Sarkar
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Profiles Class of 2013
College of Engineering Trivandrum B.Tech (ECE)
No Prior Work Experience
NMC Healthcare
An Electronics and Communication Engineer from CET Trivandrum, Anita did her
summer internship at NMC Healthcare, Abu Dhabi, where she was responsible for
envisioning of Executive Dashboard for the organization and identifying the Key
Performance Indicators relevant to the various executives of each business unit.
She has done a live project on market research of Online travel portals for Tripinium
to identify the needs of this market. A consistent student, she has been selected
for the international exchange program at CBS, Denmark. She has worked as event
manager for college fests. She enjoys travelling and learning new languages.
Anita Mallya
College of Engineering Pune B.Tech (Mech)
No Prior Work Experience
ITTIAM System Pvt. Ltd.
A mechanical engineer from COE Pune, Anjali joined institute as a fresher. She is
interested in marketing as well as operations. During her summer internship in
ITTIAM Systems Pvt. Ltd., she analyzed automotive electronics industry & suggested
strategies for new market entry for emerging business unit. An article written by
her on supply chain for an NGO has been published in magazine by NITIE. As
head, she handled sponsorship and accounts committees at various fests in
college. Apart from academics, she is interested in social work and working with
social group ‘SPANDAN’. She also enjoys playing chess, badminton and solving
puzzles.
Anjali Patil
Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi B.A (Hons.) Economics
No Prior Work Experience
Tata Administrative Services
A finance enthusiast, Ankit cleared the first level of CFA exams in December and is
amongst the top 10% students of his batch. He interned with Tata Administrative
Services where he redesigned a key business process for Tata Communications,
and developed a transactions forecasting model for the process, leading to
substantial revenue enhancements and cost savings. Ankit is the coordinator of
the annual management-festival (Backwaters) committee. He designs and
organizes competitive events under finance and general-management verticals
for Backwaters. As a theatre actor he has won several national level awards and
has also represented his district in state-level basketball tournaments.
Ankit Suri
BESU Shibpur B.E
No Prior Work Experience
Janaagraha
A finance enthusiast, Ankita did her summer internship at Janaagraha, where she
worked on a research project on Solid Waste Management. She was responsible
for laying foundation of the pilot study and successful analysis of primary data
collected. She has worked on a live project which involved market research for a
million dollar jewellery chain in South India. Apart from academics, Ankita took
part in National Talent Search Contests. She is a consistent student and an avid
reader. She is a music enthusiast. She learnt playing Hawaiin guitar(classical and
Bhav Sangeet) and has also contributed to social welfare schemes.
Ankita Kumari Choubey
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S.G.S.I.T.S Indore B.E (ECE)

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Prizm Payments Services Limited -
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As a marketing intern at Prizm Payment Service Ltd. (ATM deployment and
maintenance services), Ankur Kaithal formulated a working variable pricing model
for their clients on the basis of per ATM transaction and it has been used by them
since then. He also contributed in finalizing their brand book contents in the likely
scenario of their entry into retail sector in the near future and also recommended
future potential targets segments. During his electronics graduation, he developed
an automated color detecting robot capable of constructing a small bridge. An
enthusiastic cricket lover, his other interests include travelling and trekking and
watching movies.
Ankur Kaithal
MSIT, Delhi B.Tech (CSE)
No Prior Work Experience
HomeIndiaHome.com
During his summer internship, Anshul worked with HomeIndiaHome.com, a real
estate giant in Mumbai and did strategic planning in terms of corporate tie-ups
with top companies in Mumbai like Barclays,TCS,Zoom TV etc based on a B2B
model. He was ranked among the top 0.1% across India at the NIIT National IT
Aptitude Test (NITAT), 2010 and was a National Finalist for a Rural Marketing event
for Godrej Appliances at Melange 2012. A keen writer, he has written poems, articles,
short stories and conceptualized a novel. Driven by creativity, he likes making
posters in his past time
Anshul Kumar
Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida B.Tech (CSE)
No Prior Work Experience
HDFC Bank
Anubhuti is a marketing enthusiast and did her summer internship at HDFC bank
in the retail banking sector. During her internship she worked at bringing
improvements in the internet banking facility provided by the bank. She studied
the customer behavior to analyze what reasons prevented them from using the
facility and based on the user needs she recommended the new features that
need to be added. She has graduated as a computer science engineer and was
actively involved in organizing events and competitions. She enjoys creativity and
loves solving Sudokus. Her other interests include watching movies and travelling.
Anubhuti Gupta
National Power Training Institute, New Delhi B.Tech (Power)
No Prior Work Experience
Prizm Payment Services Limited
As an intern with Prizm Payment Services Limited, Anurag worked in the ATM
vertical, where he was responsible for developing decentralized spare keeping
and inventory forecasting solutions. At IIM Kozhikode he spearheaded the
organization team for Nostalgia 2012 as Alumni Committee member. He was also
selected for exchange programme at ISCTE Portugal on the basis of academic
merit. A former Toastmaster & Vice President (Membership) of Toastmasters Club
of New Delhi, he holds Competent Communicator and Competent leader award
from Toastmasters International. An avid reader, he likes to read on diverse topics
Anurag Butoliya from politics to literature
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Profiles Class of 2013
St. Stephen’s College, Delhi B.Sc (Hons.) (Physics)
No Prior Work Experience
GlaxoSmithKline Private Limited
A Physics Honours graduate from St. Stephen’s College, Delhi University, Apoorva
worked in GlaxoSmithKline Pharma division during her summer internship with
focus on the OTC segment of medicines to subsequently recommend a strategy
for GSK. As a music enthusiast, she has secured a senior diploma in Indian classical
guitar apart from the various awards she has received for singing and instrumental
music. She has been a consistent top ranker and a CBSE Merit Certificate holder.
As executive council member of the Photographic Society, she handled the portfolio
of creativity and publicity. She enjoys playing chess, badminton and table tennis.
Apoorva Goyal
Techno India (WBUT) B.Tech (ECE)
No Prior Work Experience
Titan Industries Limited (Sonata)
Arnab did his summer internship at Titan Industries where he worked for Sonata.
He was responsible for Business development in E-Commerce, where he had to
identify and commence operations in multiple e-commerce portals and for
Identifying and driving expansion of regional chains of Sonata through sales team
across India. He is the member of Media Cell which is responsible for publicity
and branding of IIMK. He has been a National Finalist in “White Knight”, the flagship
B-Plan competition of IIMK and “Hinterhunt”- a Rural Marketing Event at KJSIMSR.
He loves playing football and following latest trends in Indian defense.
Arnab Guha Mallik
NIT Calicut B.Tech (Mech)
No Prior Work Experience
Synthite Industries Ltd.
Hailing from Cochin, Arun intends to specialize in Marketing and Strategy.He did
his summer internship at Synthite Industries Ltd. where he conducted Market
Research on the B2C segment in the spice industry.He has also successfully
completed live projects in the tourism and media industry. He has done his B.Tech
(Mechanical) from NIT-Calicut.An NTSE scholarship recipient, number theory is
among his areas of interest.As a quizzing enthusiast and sports buff, he is an
elected member of the Sports Committee, a member of the college football team
and coordinator of the Quiz Club at IIMK.
Arun Narayanan
PEC University of Technology, Chandigarh B.E (E&EC)
No Prior Work Experience
Barclays Bank PLC
An E&EC engineer, Arushi did her summer internship at Barclays Bank PLC, New
Delhi. She was responsible to examine the local corporates, both clients and non-
clients, and identify those which are looking or are capable of mergers and
acquisitions overseas, thereby identifying business opportunities for Barclays.
During her undergraduation, she received full merit based scholarship and also is
a CBSE Merit Certificate Holder. As member of ISTE, she organized events at college
fests. She was also part of many social initiatives including cancer awareness
program and education of an underprivileged child. she enjoys reading, creative
writing and interior decoration.
Arushi Joshi
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