indore economic slowdown has hit placements in countrys premier management institute too the average salary dropped to rs 121 lpa lakh per annum this year from rs 133 lpa in the previous year however the final placement of pgp batch 201113 of indian institute of management indore iimi has crossed the 96 mark for pgp batch of 201113 nearly 142 companies preferred iimi as recruitment destination for corporate the placement season saw increased hiring by longstanding partners and 30 new recruiters a total of 432 participants took part in the placement process the institute is still helping 14 candidates who have yet to find right match for their career aspirations compared to 32 months of average work experience of the previous batch the pgp batch of 201113 had an average work experience of 16 months forty participants picked up preplacement offers and three participants deferred placements to pursue entrepreneurial ventures marketing and consulting continued to be the most sought after domains with 29 and 23 of total offers respectively senior management roles such as chief operating officer vice president sales senior manager strategy and executive assistant to md were offered on campus a testimony to the quality of the participants the average salary for the batch stood at 121 lpa and the highest domestic salary was 34 lpa across sectors leading companies such as itc pepsico hccb pidilite airtel vodafone abbott boehringer ingelheim gsk pharma sony entertainment flipkart recruited for sales and marketing roles niche international profiles based in africa and middle east were also offered recruitment by boston consulting group deloitte so pwc and kpmg showed iimindores growing strength in consulting space cognizant business consulting tcs global consulting group and capgemini recruited in big numbersdeutsche bank goldman sachs hsbc citibank bank of america merrill lynch standard chartered icici bank and axis bank were the prominent recruiters in the finance domain general management roles were offered by tas mahindra group reliance group cipla ranbaxy among othersa testimony to the participants leadership qualities procter gamble emerged as one of the largest recruiters in the operations domain offering both preplacement and final offers microsoft idc recruited for their coveted program manager role in the it ites domain psus such as bpcl hpcl indian bank and rec picked up participants for various management roles highlighting iim indores cross industry appeal a few participants opted for sunrise sectors such as ecommerce education and infrastructure