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IIMs bank on pre-placements for batch of 2026, consulting giants dominate

IIMs bank on pre-placements for batch of 2026, consulting giants dominate

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NEW DELHI: India’s premier business schools are leaning heavily on pre‑placement offers and a surge in consulting‑sector hiring to secure near‑100% placement rates for their 2026 batches, even as the overall job market remains selective. Consulting heavyweights such as Boston Consulting Group (BCG), Bain & Co., PwC, Accenture, and Deloitte emerged as key recruiters, according to placement data from IIM Bangalore and press releases from IIM Ahmedabad, Calcutta, and Lucknow. These are four of the oldest IIMs that compete with each other to secure top offers during placements. A pre‑placement offer (PPO) is a full‑time job offer extended by a company to a student based on their performance during a summer internship, allowing firms to lock in top talent before final placements begin. Also Read | Jane Street continues with its IIT hirings amid regulatory imbroglio An oversupply of candidates amid a global hiring slowdown has created an employers’ market, where companies are far more stringent in their selection processes. Flooded with talent during campus placements, firms now prioritize cost control and high-value hires over …

Opposition To Impeach EC Chief Gyanesh Kumar? Trinamool Congress Says ‘Consulting Parties…’ | India News

Opposition To Impeach EC Chief Gyanesh Kumar? Trinamool Congress Says ‘Consulting Parties…’ | India News

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Last Updated:February 03, 2026, 20:56 IST Party sources said the move follows a sharp standoff between CM Mamata Banerjee and the Election Commission officials during a meeting at the poll body’s Delhi office on Monday. West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee with her nephew and TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee in New Delhi | Image: PTI The Trinamool Congress has said it will reach out to other political parties to explore the possibility of initiating impeachment proceedings against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, intensifying its confrontation with the Election Commission over the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal ahead of the Assembly elections. Party sources said the move follows a sharp standoff between West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and the top leadership of the Election Commission during a meeting at the poll body’s Delhi office on Monday. Confirming the development, Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee told reporters that the manner in which the SIR exercise was being conducted was “incorrect” and had serious implications for voters’ rights. “We are considering impeaching …

IIM Bangalore Placements: Goldman Sachs to TCS — Who are the top recruiters at the business school this year?

IIM Bangalore Placements: Goldman Sachs to TCS — Who are the top recruiters at the business school this year?

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IIM Bangalore Placements: The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Bangalore has completed the ‘Summer Placement 2026’ for the PGP and PGP-BA 2025-27 batch, according to the official website. According to the announcement, all 601 students who participated in the placement round have successfully secured offers from 137 companies which participated in the placement week, which started from 13 October 2025 and ended on 18 October 2025. Also Read | Campus Placements 2026: Why India’s top talent faces a tough hiring season All 601 IIM Bangalore students who participated in the placement round have successfully secured offers from 137 companies Consulting, Finance, Product Management, Sales and Marketing, General Management, and Analytics were among the diverse domains from which the students have received offers. “Leading global recruiters shared highly positive feedback on both the students’ performance and the efficiency of the overall process,” said Tapas Ranjan Pati, the head of Career Development Services at IIM Bangalore. Companies which offered jobs at IIM Bangalore — 1. Consulting firms: Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Accenture Strategy, Boston Consulting Group, Bain …

Senior official at MNC IT consulting firm dies by suicide at work: Bengal Police | Kolkata

Senior official at MNC IT consulting firm dies by suicide at work: Bengal Police | Kolkata

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Mar 20, 2025 10:20 PM IST Police said the deceased, who led a team of software engineers, logged into his sixth-floor office on Wednesday morning. KOLKATA: A 50-year-old techie employed with a multinational consulting and outsourcing firm died by suicide at his office complex in New Town near Kolkata on Wednesday afternoon, police said. Around 3pm, security guards heard a loud thud outside the building and upon reaching there, found him lying face down in a pool of blood. (Shutterstock) Police said the deceased, who led a team of software engineers, logged into his sixth-floor office on Wednesday morning. Around 3pm, security guards heard a loud thud outside the building and upon reaching there, found him lying face down in a pool of blood, police said. “A case of unnatural death has been registered. We are probing all angles. CCTv footages are being checked. The body was sent for post mortem,” an officer of Bidhannagar city police told media on Thursday. He was taken to a private hospital and admitted with multiple injuries. He succumbed …

Finance, consulting and tech are gobbling up top students

Finance, consulting and tech are gobbling up top students

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But neither image captures the full reality in the Ivy League now. A better place to look is the Whitney, a museum in New York. In September 800 students were hosted there by D.E. Shaw, a hedge fund, to mingle between canapés and sculptures. The event’s goal, attendees say, was to nudge this young and impressionable cohort towards a particular view of success. Look at where graduates of Harvard, for example, end up. In the 1970s, one in 20 who went straight into the workforce after graduation found jobs in the likes of finance or consulting. By the 1980s, that was up to one in five; in the 1990s, one in four. That is perhaps no shock, especially considering those were boom times for Wall Street. But in the past quarter-century there has been an even more pronounced shift: in 2024 fully half of Harvard graduates who entered the workforce took jobs in finance, consulting or technology. More than before—more even than when your correspondent entered Harvard less than a decade ago—life on campus feels …

‘A decision made without consulting anyone…”: How 2024 US Open Mixed Doubles champions see new move to change tournament format | Tennis News

‘A decision made without consulting anyone…”: How 2024 US Open Mixed Doubles champions see new move to change tournament format | Tennis News

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In a move, which has been criticised by top doubles as well mixed doubles players across the world, the US Open will move the mixed doubles championships to a week before the main competition happens with a revamped 16-team format and a prize money of one million dollars. While the mixed doubles events were always played during the main competition in US Open and saw a 32-team draw, the US Tennis Association has decided to hold the mixed doubles competitions in a new format and new schedule. According to the US Tennis Association, the mixed doubles competition will be played on August 19 and August 20 this year. It will also be the time when the qualifying rounds for men’s and women’s singles are held with the main draw singles’ matches beginning on August 24. “What I would say is the reason behind this is to appeal to more fans and grow the fan base around the world. But the way to do that is to have the biggest names in the sport participating in …

PV Sindhu ropes in South Korean great Lee Hyun Il as consulting coach

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Star Indian shuttler PV Sindhu has roped in South Korean great Lee Hyun II as her consulting coach on an interim basis before her anticipated return to action next month. The move came after the recent appointment of Anup Sridhar as Sindhu’s interim coach a couple of days back. The duo will be in Sindhu’s coaching team till December 2024. The decision of a permanent coaching team is expected by that time. Sindhu will return to competitive action next month at the European swing in the Arctic Open in Finland. Lee Hyun is a former world number one and has played alongside Sindhu in the Premier Badminton League (PBL). During his playing career, he won two Asian Games team gold medals in 2002 and 2014 and a world championships bronze medal in 2006. “I’m thrilled to have Anup and Lee Hyun Il joining my team in this crucial period. Anup’s understanding of Indian badminton and his strategic approach has always impressed me, and I look forward to working closely with him,” Sindhu said in a …

PV Sindhu Prepares Comeback, Adds Badminton Great Lee Hyun Il As Consulting Coach

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Double Olympic medallist shuttler PV Sindhu will have South Korean great Lee Hyun Il as her consulting coach on interim basis as she bolstered her coaching team ahead of her anticipated return to action next month. The move came after the recent appointment of Anup Sridhar as Sindhu’s interim coach. The duo will be in Sindhu’s coaching team till December 2024. A decision on a permanent coaching team is expected by that time. Sindhu is expected to return to competitive action at the Finland Open and Denmark Open, both in October. Hyun Il, a former world No. 1 and Sindhu’s teammate during the Premier Badminton League (PBL), brings vast international experience and a reputation for meticulous preparation. He is a 2006 world championships bronze medallist in singles and has two Asian Games team gold medals in 2002 and 2014. His inclusion, alongside Sridhar, was aimed at creating a dynamic coaching duo that blends experience, tactical precision, and deep knowledge of the sport. Both the coaches will help in Sindhu’s preparation as she begins …

Tungabhadra crest gates will be replaced in a year after consulting riparian States, says D.K. Shivakumar

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Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar speaking at a public meeting at Munirabad in Koppal district on Sunday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, who also holds the Department of Water Resources portfolio, has said that all 33 crest gates at the Tungabhadra reservoir will be replaced within a year. Addressing a public function on the Munirabad Government Primary School premises, after offering ‘bagina’ at the reservoir along with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, he said the process of installing new gates would be initiated after consulting the other riparian States: Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. “Engineer Kannaiah Naidu helped us save over 20 tmcft of water by installing a temporary stop-log gate after crest gate no. 19 was damaged. It saved crops on 9 lakh acres. The whole country was looking at the dam and it was a great achievement to fix it in such a short time,” he said. Navali reservoir Pointing to approximately 33 tmcft of silt on the reservoir bed, Mr. Shivakumar said that a balancing reservoir would shortly be built …

Shatrughan Sinha, “Embarrased” About His Appearance, Recalls Consulting A Plastic Surgeon

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The image was shared by Shatrughan Sinha. (courtesy: shatrughansinhaofficial) New Delhi: Veteran actor Shatrughan Sinha has some of the greatest Bollywood films to his credit, however things didn’t always look up for the actor. In a candid chat with Arbaaz Khan on his talk show, The Invincibles,  the 76-year-old actor recalled his early days in the film industry when he felt conscious about his looks and went as far as consulting a plastic surgeon. The promo of the show was released by Arbaaz Khan on Thursday where we see the Dostana actor talk about his experience. He says, “Bahut embarrassment hota tha mujhko, lagta tha ki apni kati-phati shakal le kar aa raha hoon main filmo mein, kaise apni jagah banaonga, kya kaise karunga. Plastic surgeon se bhi baat kar lee thi humne (I used to feel very embarrassed. I used to think I am entering Bollywood with an imperfect face . I was worried how will I make it in this industry with my face, what will I do about it? I was so …