225 MBA students from Marwadi University in Rajkot join top companies

Ahmedabad: As Marwadi University in Rajkot recently concluded its placement activity, 225 management students have been successfully placed. A part of Marwadi Education Foundation Group of Institutions, Marwadi University is dedicated to expanding and sharing knowledge, inspiring innovation, and preserving cultural and scientific information for future generations.

Of the total 356 students graduating, 225 have already been placed and some more are taking final rounds of placements. Private sector lender, Federal Bank, offered the highest package upto Rs 14 lakh per annum to three students. The students who got placed with a high package include Shekhar Kamlaj, Naman Shashi, Himja Mankad and Krunali Shah. The placement round of students had begun in September, 2023.

“The placement of our MBA students in national and multinational companies with a wide presence across India, brings us great pride. It bears testimony to the globally benchmarked standards of management education offered to students at Marwadi University. It is a tribute to all the faculty members at the institute who have worked relentlessly towards shaping the future of the students in management education,” said Dr. R. B. Jadeja, Pro Vice Chancellor, Marwadi University.

Some 114 companies participated in the training and placement round of Marwadi University’s Faculty of Management Studies, for the academic year 2023-24. These include companies in the Banking, Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG), Manufacturing, Financial Advisory and Ceramic Manufacturing sectors from across the country. Some of the prominent companies which visited the university for placement rounds include Federal Bank, Berger Paints, Exide Industries, Junomoneta Finsol, HDFC Bank, Bajaj Finance, Polycab India, Axis Bank Ujjivan Small Finance Bank, CIE Automotive, Swiggy, ICICI Bank, among various others.

The average package offered to students was at Rs 4.47 lakh per annum. Among the placed students, 60% were males and 40% were females. A majority of the companies required candidates with marketing and finance backgrounds.

From just about 20 companies visiting the university in 2013 for campus recruitments, Marwadi University now has 2,000+ associates, including the most reputed companies and multinational corporations, on board.