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 GOA 8th June 2026: Goa Institute of Management (GIM) successfully concluded the 2026 academic year placements for its 2024–26 batches of Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM), PGDM in Healthcare Management (HCM), PGDM in Banking, Insurance & Financial Services (BIFS), and PGDM in Big Data Analytics (BDA). Around 525 students, including freshers and experienced professionals from different programs, participated in the placement drive and received 535 offers highlighting the institute’s steady performance. The students from GIM’s flagship PGDM program, with 46% freshers, received the highest package of INR 35 Lakh per Annum (LPA) in this year’s placement drive. The Finance domain remained recruiters’ most preferred choice, followed by Marketing, IT and Operations, and HR domains. In the overall placement drive, the students were placed in a variety of roles, including Commodity Trading, Management Trainee, General Management, Product Management, Sales & Marketing, Operations & Retail, and E-Commerce, among others. Speaking about GIM’s successful placement drive, Prof. Ajit Parulekar, Director, GIM, said, “At GIM, we are committed to delivering meaningful management education that prepares students to navigate evolving industry demands with confidence and adaptability. The placement outcomes this year have further strengthened our academic approach and focus on developing future-ready professionals. We are encouraged by the strong participation of recruiters across sectors and the diversity of roles offered to our students. These outcomes reflect our students’ capabilities as well as the confidence that industry partners continue to place in the talent graduating from GIM.” More than 110 recruiters participated in this year’s placement drive. SAP, JP Morgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, D.E. Shaw, Johnson & Johnson, Wells Fargo, Aditya Birla Capital, AB InBev, Accenture, Deloitte, LTI Mindtree, Fractal Analytics, Pfizer, HSBC Bank and Nomura, among many others. Major recruiters such as Goldman Sachs, Acuity Knowledge Partners, Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd., DTDC, Birla Opus, IDBI Bank, Lenskart, South Indian Bank, and IRIS Business Services, among others, also participated in GIM’s recruitment drive for the first time. Program Highest CTC Average CTC Median CTC PGDM INR 35 LPA INR 16.27 LPA INR 15 LPA PGDM (HCM) INR 29 LPA INR 15.51 LPA INR 13 LPA PGDM (BIFS) INR 28.6 LPA INR 15.34 LPA INR 14.45 LPA PGDM (BDA) INR 35 LPA INR 15.48 LPA INR 14 LPA   Speaking about the placement trends observed during this year’s placement drive, Prof. Shawnn Coutinho, Placement Chair, GIM, said, “This year we saw a balanced participation from diverse pool of recruiters from Consulting, Global Tech Giants, Investment Banks, Med-Tech, FMCG, Pharma and Analytics Firms. The presence of International Organizations also highlights our aspirations. We also like to congratulate our students whose perseverance, professionalism, and commitment to excellence have contributed significantly to the success of this placement season.” In comparison to the previous year’s placements, GIM has recorded an increase in the highest packages offered across different programs, including:   Program Highest CTC (in 2023 – 25) Highest CTC (in 2024 – 26) PGDM INR 32.2 LPA INR 35 LPA PGDM (BIFS) INR 27.3 LPA INR 28.6 LPA PGDM (BDA) INR 32.2 LPA INR 35 LPA   The highest CTC for PGDM (HCM) remained unchanged at INR 29 LPA in both years. In terms of summer internship placements at GIM – PGDM students have received the highest stipend of INR 3 Lakhs, along with INR 1.06 Lakhs and INR 1 Lakh as average and median stipends respectively. PGDM (HCM) students have received the highest stipend of INR 3 Lakhs, with INR 76,113 and INR 60,000 as average and median stipends respectively. PGDM (BIFS) students have received the highest stipend of INR 2.6 Lakhs, with INR 67,876 and INR 40,000 as average and median stipends respectively. PGDM (BDA) students have received the highest stipend of INR 4 Lakhs, with INR 1,44,808, and INR 1,25,000 as average and median stipends respectively. Goa Institute of Management (GIM) continues its legacy of excellence by nurturing responsible and industry-ready professionals through its PGDM programmes. ( Disclaimer: This report is generated from PRO services. ‘ArdorComm Media’ holds no responsibility for its content. )

CHENNAI, 8th June 2026: Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) hosted the ‘3rd BRICS Neuroscience Symposium 2026’ from 5th to 7th June 2026, bringing together leading neuroscientists, clinicians, academicians and researchers from BRICS. The event, being held in India for the first time, focused on increasing collaboration between BRICS nations to advance international cooperation in neuroscience research and neuro-technologies. The event spotlighted the growing importance of global scientific cooperation to understand the human brain and develop technologies that can address neurological disorders and improve healthcare outcomes worldwide. Organised by Sudha Gopalakrishnan Brain Centre (SGBC), IIT Madras, the symposium was themed ‘Expanding Neuroscience: BRICS & Extended Nations’ and featured scientific sessions, keynote lectures, panel discussions, clinical perspective talks, cultural events and a major data release of the Human Brainstem Atlas by SGBC. The Symposium was graced by Shri Vikram Misri, Foreign Secretary, Prof. Ajay Kumar Sood, Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India, Prof. V. Kamakoti, Director, IIT Madras, Shri Kris Gopalakrishnan, Co-founder, Infosys, and delegates from the BRICS Nations. Welcoming delegates from all over the world, Shri Vikram Misri, Foreign Secretary, said, “We are entering a world today where the problems are multiplying faster than they ever were before. but we are also in a world where some of the solutions that we are finding are themselves creating new problems of their own. It is in that kind of a world that the value on international collaboration and cooperation is even more. And that spirit of collaboration and cooperation of working together is precisely what BRICS symbolizes. This gathering of countries that represent developing countries and emerging markets pooling their resources, abilities and knowledge. This is what is remarkable about BRICS.” Wishing the researchers success in their efforts, Shri Vikram Misri added, “India is chairing BRICS this year. We are working up to the summit of BRICS countries in September of this year. I am sure in every week, there are 200 different meetings at different levels that are being organized in the runup to this conference. I am sure the work that this conference is doing will also, in its own way, feed into the success of BRICS summit in September.” Addressing the international gathering virtually from Delhi, Chief Guest Prof. Ajay Kumar Sood, Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India, said, “An important feature of SGBC is that it has been a multi-institutional, multinational and multi-disciplinary endeavour with the support of the Government, industry and philanthropy. The Centre has become an exemplar of research and innovation through collaboration and diversified support system for long-term sustainability.” Addressing the symposium, Prof. Mohanasankar Sivaprakasam, Head, SGBC, IIT Madras, added, “In a highly complex field like neuroscience, multi-national and multi-disciplinary teams are key to solve hard problems and create breakthroughs. This gathering will further expand our international collaboration network at SGBC.” The symposium aimed to strengthen international scientific partnerships, promote collaborative research frameworks, encourage interdisciplinary knowledge exchange and position India as a key contributor to global neuroscience initiatives. The scientific programme covered a broad range of topics, including human brain organisation, neural function in health and disease, developmental neuroscience, comparative studies across model systems and application of emerging technologies in neuroscience research. The event also showcased the capabilities of the SGBC, which developed and operates a world-class high-throughput multimodal whole-brain imaging pipeline to map human brains at cell resolution. The symposium continued the momentum created by the earlier BRICS Neuroscience Symposia held in Shanghai in September 2023 and Moscow in October 2024. These international meetings were jointly organized by neuroscientists from BRICS nations to foster multilateral cooperation in neuroscience research, capacity building and technology development. Launched in March 2022, SGBC is a cutting-edge R&D Centre for human brain research to create transformative impact in neuroscience and neurotechnologies. ( Disclaimer: This report is generated from PRO services. ‘ArdorComm Media’ holds no responsibility for its content. )