In a record strong placement, the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore saw a total of 481 offers for the Post Graduate Programme in Management Class of 2019-21, with all 435 students being successfully placed.

Consulting and product management domains lead recruitment, according to an IIMB statement on Monday.

Chairperson, Career Development Services, IIMB, Professor U Dinesh Kumar, said: "They have been recruited by reputed companies despite Covid-19 disruptions."

Consulting companies made 165 offers, with Accenture leading with 45, followed by Bain & Company with 24.

Top recruiters included McKinsey & Company (18) and the Boston Consulting Group (13).

Prominent recruiters in the information technology and IT product management domain, which made 78 offers, including Microsoft (12).

Sixty-seven offers were made in the finance domain. Among the banks, Goldman Sachs made a maximum of 22 offers.

Leadership tracks and general management positions saw 47 offers made by conglomerates, startups, and other firms, with the RPG Group leading with10 offers.

Students opting for Sales and Marketing roles received 50 offers and were recruited by major firms led by Dr Reddys Laboratories (five) and Procter & Gamble (five).

Student Placement Representative, Harshit Verma said, "Strategy Consulting and Product Management continue to be the most sought-after roles, followed by Finance."

Manager, Career Development Services, IIMB, Tapas Ranjan Pati, said companies from overseas locations like Amsterdam, Dubai, and Singapore made offers across consulting, finance, international trading, and business strategy.