Updated on: Tuesday, July 06, 2010
Institute of Clinical Research (India), the country’s premier Clinical Research Institute dedicated to promoting ethical research and high-quality clinical research education have placed their students in leading Multinational and Fortune 500 companies.
Almost 202 companies like Pfizer, Novartis, Sanofi Aventis, Quintiles, MSD, IRL,GSK, Novo Nordisk, J & J Allargan, TCS, ICRI Global Research and other multinational companies recruited 4000 clinical research students from ICRI. The institute has a 92% placement record of 2007-09 batch. More than 30% of the current batch which has just appeared for the exams has also been placed. In India students with M.Sc degrees have been placed at an average starting salary between 15000 pm - 25000 pm.
According to Dr. S. K. Gupta, Dean & Director General, Institute of Clinical Research (India),“This year again placements have gone well and the students have been placed before the course is complete. The ICRI has always enjoyed special preference of recruiters. It continues to be the Institute of choice for International and Indian recruiters, who keep coming back year after year looking for exceptional talent.â€
According to Mr Rajiv Verma, COO, ICRI, “The placement record of the Institute is excellent where students even without any prior work experience receive a job offer before passing out of the Institute. Even in times of recession, our students have enjoyed multiple job offers.â€
The ICRI Placement Division takes every possible step to keep itself updated of the industry requirements. The dedicated placement team works towards informing the industry about the teaching methodology and ICRI courses. The ICRI Placement Division offers prospective employers a one-stop destination for their current and future relationships with the Institute. As a result of these efforts, many big organisations have also shown exemplary interest in recruiting students from ICRI.