DayZero July 2022 — the placement process of Praxi Business School’s Post-Graduate Program in Data Science (PGPDS) concluded on a
high, with 93% of eligible candidates receiving potentially career-changing offers.
Moreover, the average compensation received by the July 22 batch reached a high of 12.3 lac per annum (LPA), continuing with its upwards trend. This time it saw an improvement of 91% over the previous PGPDS DayZero. The highest offer of Rs 16 LPA was made to 17 students in the batch. With this, the spring batch has achieved 93% placement just 5 months into the nine-month program. These students will now embark on a fast-track career in Data Science. Leading companies like PwC, Colgate, PepsiCo, Wells Fargo, Abbott, ITC, and WNS, to name a few — participated in the campus placement process this year. Interviews kicked off at 5 AM in the morning. The rush to recruit top students resulted in companies making lucrative offers to top-ranking students.
The roles offered to students were Data Scientists and Analysts. The average hike achieved by students over their previous salaries was 222%, with the highest hike being tune of 627.3%. Praxis has the unique distinction of attracting students from every corner of the country to this PGPDS program. The industry-focused curriculum and the academic rigor have ensured alumni from this program now occupy critical positions in the industry. They also serve as ambassadors and referral sources for new applicants to this program. This is underlined by the repeat presence of recruiters who attend the process every placement season.
Reflecting on the exuberant mood on campus, Prof. Charanpreet Singh, Co-founder, Praxis Business School had this to say “Praxis Business School continues to be a preferred choice of top recruiters. Our relationship with recruiters continues to grow stronger every year, and the results are a testament to the hard work of the students, alumni, and the Placement Committee. It also speaks of the academic rigor and professional excellence maintained by the institute. The end of DayZero marks the end of what has thus far been a remarkable recruitment season in 2022”.
About Praxis
The Praxis Business School is a post-graduate institute of management on the southern outskirts of Kolkata (main campus) with a second campus in Bengaluru. It was established in 2007 and offers a two-year fully- residential AICTE-approved Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM), a 9
month full-time program in Data Science (PGPDS) and a 6 month part-time program in Data Engineering (PGPDE).
The PGPDS program is presently ranked number one in the country by the Analytics India Magazine rankings for 2021. The PGDM program is ranked 2nd in Kolkata and 4th in East India, according to Times Annual B-School survey 2022. The name Praxis symbolizes the philosophy of the institute. The root of Praxis is Greek, meaning ‘to do,’ or the practice of an art, science, or technical occupation. In other words, Praxis is ‘practice informed by
theory and theory informed by direct practice.’ That is what Praxis Business School endeavors to bring to you – a program that combines the art and science of theoretical learning with the virtues of practical training. All this with an eye toward propelling India’s Digital Leadership as well as bridging the gender gap in IT and tech.
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