The institute continued its legacy of 100 percent placements for its class of 2022 on 28 November.

There is more to it, this is the first time that IIM Calcutta placement process took place online on such a large scale.

IIM Calcutta placement sees great performance

Also, IIM Calcutta placement this time witnessed a participation of over 139 firms, 43 of them were the first time recruiters.

On the other hand, over 473 students took part in the IIM Calcutta placement this time.

The hiring trends during this IIM Calcutta placement process was well spread across various sectors.

About 40 percent of offers during this IIM Calcutta placement process came from consulting, finance and BFSI sectors.

About 32% of students would do their internships in General Management and Sales and Marketing roles, and the remaining 28% of students found their fit with Operations, Product Management, E-Commerce and startups.

The efforts to ensure that IIM Calcutta placement process becomes more student-centric continued.

The clustering during this IIM Calcutta placement process was based on the core business competencies of the firm and the cohorts were ranked by preference of students.

The first cluster during IIM Calcutta placement this time comprised five cohorts which had top companies from private equity, investments, venture capital firms, management consulting and offers at international locations.

The second cluster which took place on 26 November in this current IIM Calcutta placement process saw a participation of 60 firms offering 80 roles in conglomerates, FMCG, consumer services, software services, e-commerce and consumer durable cohorts.

About 171 students got offers in the second cluster in this IIM Calcutta placement process and top recruiter was Microsoft which made 11 offers.

The third cluster of IIM Calcutta placement took place on 28 November with a participation of 44 companies from advertising, BFSI, consulting services, power and utilities, manufacturing, hospitality services, food aggregators and startup firms.

This cluster witnessed 122 students receiving job offers.

Startups were also encouraged to take part in this placement process and provide exciting internship projects to its students to uphold its tradition of promoting problem-solving and innovation at the ground level that positively impacts people’s lives.

Sonap Garg, a second year student at IIM Calcutta said startups present excellent opportunities for MBA students to test and hone their skills while helping the organization to grow.

The atmosphere is exciting and full of learning. They are fertile grounds to try out new ideas and apply the management concepts we learn in the classroom, said Sonap.

‘These opportunities are stepping stones for many of us who want to be self-reliant and create new jobs in the country.’

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Chairperson of CDPO Professor Abhishek Goel said the pandemic and economic recession posed unforeseen challenges.

‘It is heartening to see their students and the placement team rising to the occasion to change the systems, enabling all stakeholders to participate virtually, creating multi-layered coordination and communication channels, and maintaining positivity throughout the process.

I feel satisfied and proud of the team for demonstrating learning on the job, maintaining
our internal standards and delivering superlative performance with excellent teamwork.

‘This is what IIM Calcutta education is about. I am very happy for them. Mission accomplished.’

The placement team expressed gratitude to the recruiters and students and was satisfied that their steps and months of planning bore the fruit.

IIM Calcutta director Professor Anju Seth congratulated IIM Calcutta-placement team and students.

The results reinforce the recruiters’ faith in the academic capabilities, diverse student community and IIM Calcutta’s commitment to pursuing excellence in all fields of engagement, she said.

The schedule to submit applications for JEE Advanced 2025 has been announced along with that of AAT 2025 registration,

Application process for AAT starts after result declaration of JEE Advanced. This year too, the trend is no different.

Who will conduct AAT 2025?

AAT 2025 will be conducted by IIT Kanpur and is expected to see a participation in impressive numbers. The same institution is conducting JEE Advanced 2025.

Details about the exam are available on the official website mentioned above. Students who pass AAT 2025 will be able to study BArch in IIT Roorkee, IIT Kharagpur and IIT (BHU) Varnasi.

Who can take up AAT 2025 registration?

Students who have passed JEE Advanced 2025 with required qualifying marks can take up AAT 2025 registration. Applying for JEE Advanced requires a pass in JEE Mains.

Candidates who have passed plus two with maths, physics and chemistry as subjects will be able to take up JEE Mains registration. The process to take up JEE Advanced AAT 2025 registration is online.

1. The URL has to be typed into the browser and the webpage has to be allowed to download.

2. Once the website is available, students should click the link for JEE Advanced AAT 2025 registration and enter JEE Advanced 2025 registration number, their date of birth, mobile number and email address.

3. Post providing the above details, applicants will be asked if they are interested in AAT. Students have to answer ‘Yes’ to take up JEE Advanced AAT 2025 registration.

4. Candidates have to provide the required information and choose the centers where they wish to write the exam and submit the form.

5. They will receive message indicating successful completion of JEE Advanced AAT 2025 registration.

The message has to be downloaded and a printout of it has to be taken and preserved for use in future. This could be of use during the admission process.

Website for JEE Advanced 2025/AAT 2025 Registration is Here

Exam pattern

Candidates who have completed JEE Advanced AAT 2025 registration must also know the exam pattern if they are to score good marks.

Those who have taken up AAT 2025 registration can take up the exam which will be held in offline mode, as a pen and paper mode test.

Candidates will have three hours time to answer all the questions. The medium of the test is English.

The sections in the question paper are – Imagination and aesthetic sensitivity, three dimensional perception, Geometrical drawing, Freehand drawing and Architectural Awareness.

Syllabus for AAT 2025

The next thing to do after completing AAT 2025 registration is focus on preparing for the test.

The subjects to be studied while preparing for AAT 2025 are mentioned below. Candidates can also refer the official website for more information on syllabus when the registration for the exam begins:

Geometrical Drawing

Exercises in geometrical drawing containing lines, angles, triangles, quadrilaterals, polygons, circles, etc. Study of plan (top view), elevation (front or side views) of simple solid objects like prisms, cones, cylinders, cubes, splayed surface holders, etc.

Freehand Drawing

This would comprise of simple drawing depicting the total object in its right form and proportion, surface texture, relative location and details of its component parts in appropriate scale.

Common domestic or day-to-day life usable objects like furniture, equipment, etc., from memory.

Three dimension perception

Understanding and appreciation of three-dimensional forms with building elements, colour, volume and orientation. Visualization through structuring objects in memory.

Architectural Awareness

General interest and awareness of famous architectural creations – both national and international, places and personalities (architects, designers, etc.) in the related domain.

Imagination and Aesthetic Sensitivity

Composition exercise with given elements. Context mapping.

Creativity check through innovative uncommon test with familiar objects. Sense of colour grouping or application.

The medium of the test is English. The sections in the question paper are – Imagination and aesthetic sensitivity, three dimensional perception, Geometrical drawing, Freehand drawing and Architectural Awareness.

The admit cards obtained for JEE Advanced 2025 can also be used to gain entry into the test centers for AAT 2024.

Point to remember

Candidates can visit the official website of JEE Advanced exam for more information on JEE Advanced AAT 2025 registration and other related topics.

The students have to quickly take up the AAT 2025 registration as the time left would be very short.

Like JEE Advanced exam where the registration is open for a longer duration, that of AAT 2025 registration is open for only a short period.

The details about AAT 2025 registration provided above are for general understanding purpose of the students.

There could be some changes in the exam, students can visit the official website of the exam at regular intervals to receive updates.

More information could be provided as the time for AAT 2025 registration would commence, till that time, students can refer other sources also.

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