FMS-Delhi, the oldest premier business school in the country, is known to be the trail-blazer in the field of management education, and this year too, FMS students scaled greater heights with a 100% summer placements in a record time. The varied nature of the roles offered in diverse and niche sectors indicates the confidence and faith that the corporate world has in FMS.

The highlight of Summers 2008 was the niche profiles offered to students, ranging from Private Equity to Investment Banking to Media Communication. This year, recruiters included private equity players like Avigo Capital Partners, realty firm - IREO, venture capital firm - Helion Ventures, trading firms like Stemcor, marketing companies like Starcom Media Vest, Apple, Perfetti, Puma, Heinz and J&J Medical, and strategy profiles offered by Mahindra & Mahindra.

Continuing from last year, Indian heavy-weights and traditional recruiters like Hindustan Unilever Limited, Procter & Gamble and Tata Administrative Services made a slew of offers across various sectors and geographies. In addition to this, international roles were offered by companies like Arthur D. Little, Starcom Media Vest and FMC Technologies. Summers 2008 also saw the participation of companies like Vodafone, GE Corporate, Citibank, IDFC SSKI, Microsoft, Cognizant, Coca Cola, ITC, Nestle, Godrej et al, offering profiles in a range of sectors.

With multiple offers being made by the companies to students of the two full-time programmes - 107 in MBA and 48 in MBA-MS - the average stipend this year rose to Rs. 37,000 per month this year. All in all, Summers 2008 was an expression of the capability of the students to get a dream internship in companies and profiles of their choice.