Students Prefer Indian Placements To International Ones
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Students prefer Indian Placements to International Ones

The recent trend among IIM students graduating this year seems to be a bigger preference for Indian placements than international ones. Though not all international offers are being rejected, students are treading very carefully. Only one international offer was rejected at IIM-B, a handful more were rejected at IIM-C, no international offers have been rejected yet at IIM-L. But officials say there is a general sense of cautiousness before accepting any offers. Some reasons for this are, curbs on the H1-B visa proposed by the U.S government, differing location preferences etc.
Experts say the rise in popularity of more students wanting Indian placements is a very natural phenomenon considering the current market climate. This stems from the fact that the Indian economy is a very diverse one with many sectors. The dynamicity of the Indian economy lies in the very strong industrial base we have that is supported by the public sector and the strength of the economy is in the small and medium industries. When people thought the small and medium industries would disappear with the advent of retail stores and malls, they surprised everyone with their tenacity of hold on the customers that is born out of the intimate and personal relationship they have with customers. Therein lays the uniqueness of our economy.
All these and other factors are pushing more and more MBA graduates to look at placements within the country rather than to look outside of it.

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