The first batch of the PGDSM MIT program, at SPJIMR comprising of 29 participants, recorded a 100% placement with as many as 40 offers being made on the first couple of days itself. The industry response and acceptance of the PGDSM MIT course has been phenomenal with several major IT organizations offering managerial as well as techno-managerial profiles to the participants of the first batch of the program. Top notch global IT organizations like Cognizant Technology Solutions, Infosys, Oracle, Birlasoft, Tata Consultancy Services, HCL, Atos Origin, PCS, Hexaware and Paladion visited the campus for recruiting PGDSM MIT participants; Cognizant Technology Solutions and Paladion Networks being the first timers on the SPJIMR campus. The participants were offered profiles in India as well as abroad with remunerations ranging between INR 4.5 to 9 lakhs per annum, average being INR 6.2 lakhs per annum. A major chunk of the offers were made for managerial profiles like those of business analysts, business consultants and business development officers. The other profiles offered included techno-managerial roles like those of project leader, functional consultant, infrastructure manager, information security consultant and project manager.