Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies (formerly known as CBS) has been ranked as the Best Undergraduate College for management by India Today and Marketing and Development Research Associates (MDRA). Recently the placement of 2019-20 batches was completed. The placement went successfully with the participation of 75 companies extending 177 offers to the students. Also, 175+ companies have offered 370+ internship offers in various domains like Finance, Consulting, Analytics, Marketing, Software Development, Research, etc.
Verity Knowledge Solutions offered the maximum job offers that accounted to 13 offers in total. The average package offered in this placement was Rs. 7.03 LPA and the highest package was of Rs. 18 LPA.
There were the regular recruiters visiting for this placement season like Bain Capability Network, Boston Consulting Group, Periscope by McKinsey, CBRE, FTI Consulting, D. E. Shaw Group, Grant Thornton, Praxis Global Alliance, Oxane Partners, Genpact, InMobi, United Airlines and RocSearch. One of the focal points of the season was the participation of three companies from the league of the Big 4 namely EY, KPMG and Deloitte.
37 companies had visited for recruitment for the first time. Some of them were Zilingo, MXV Consulting, Udaan, BYJUs and Claro Agro.
The season witnessed Bain Capability Network (BCN) associating with the college to conduct a case study competition, BrAIN WARS, wherein the selected teams received the golden opportunity to be mentored by BCN Professionals. The top 10 participants were also given an opportunity to appear directly for a Pre-Placement Interview.
Goldman Sachs was strengthened further as they visited the campus yet again to hire interns for their new Bangalore office. The leading global investment management firm also extended pre-placement offers to the previously selected interns for their Investment Banking Division, adding another feat in the history of SSCBS.
The students also received pre-placement offers from companies like KPMG, RocSearch, and Grofers.
A UK Based Hedge Fund, Shannonside Capital, hired interns from the college for the profile of Hedge Fund Junior Analyst.
Another highlight of this placement was that a session was conducted KPMG on FY 2019-20 Union Budget. The session discussed the components of the Budget and addressed its impact on the Indian economy, while simultaneously promoting the attendees to engage in the discourse with a conscious mind.
A competition was held called the EY Corporate Finance Woman of the Year. The winners of this competition were offered work in the Transaction Advisory Services department of the firm. One of the students from SSCBS represented India in the global finals and secured a place amongst the top 10 finalists around the world.
Career Development Centre (CDC) of SSCBS aims at connecting the students of the college with the best possible opportunities by providing them with a thriving platform and early corporate exposure. Hence, the CDC took the initiative of preparing certain projects to held the students get good placements.
A Comprehensive Information Document was prepared for the students sitting for placements by collecting data from the students who already appeared in the processes last year. The document encompasses job descriptions, details regarding placement processes, questions asked during different rounds (technical and HR), etc.
CDC also initiated a project called ‘The Buddy Project’ wherein each second-year student has been allotted a third-year student as their mentor to guide them through their placements.
Another initiative taken up by the cell is CBS Alumni for Recruitment and Excellence (CARE) Program, which aims to bridge the gap between the students and the corporate world. This year, the program witnessed participation of 16 mentors in assisting the second-year students by helping them to get exposure to the dynamic business environment.
Like every year, CDC also conducted resume authentication programs to constantly keep a check on the information included in resumes and make sure that only authentic details go through to the companies.
Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies (formerly known as CBS) has been ranked as the Best Undergraduate College for management by India Today and Marketing and Development Research Associates (MDRA). This has been done based on various parameters like Career Progression, Placements, Intake Quality and Governance, Public Perception, Living Experience and Infrastructure, Tuition Fee, Salary, and Value for Money.
The college offers premium courses like Bachelor of Management Studies, BBA (Financial Investment Analysis), B.Sc. (H) Computer Science, and Post Graduate Diploma in Cyber Security and Law (PGDCSL).
