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AHMEDABAD: Indian Institute of Management-Bangalore (IIM-B) has decided to make summer internships optional for students with prior job experience after feedback from students indicated that the two-month training was suited only for fresh passouts. The IIM-B move may lead to a similar change at other B-Schools, though no institute ET spoke to said it would follow suit immediately. The number of experienced students is rising at all top B-Schools — almost 25% — as most grads prefer to go for man .. 

IIM-B has communicated the decision to its students. “We have taken the important decision and made internships optional for students who have worked for at least 34 months. Experienced students from earlier batches said they did not learn much more during the internships. We are now exploring options on engaging the students during these two months when no teaching takes place on the campus,” Sapna Agarawal, head of IIM-B career development services (CDS) told ET. 


“This is for the first time that an IIM student will have a choice of skipping internship if he has significant experience. Internships offer entry level roles and experienced students feel that they are under utilised,” she added. B-Schools send their grads to work with the industry for two months after they complete the first year. Corporates pay stipend to the interns to work on short-term projects. The stint helps the corporates in identifying prospective candidates for pre-placement off .. 

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