#RecTracker: GLC Mumbai places 97 in Class of 2016, holds first ever Day Zero [Updated]

The Government Law College in Mumbai has recently ended the recruitment process for the graduating batches of 2016, with a total of ninety-five ninety-seven students placed. Of the 600-odd students across the 3-year and 5-year course, 60 students were recruited through the college’s placement committee while the remaining 35 students were privately placed..In terms of recruiters, Wadia Ghandy & Co has picked up five students, with Desai & Dewanji, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, Parimal K Shroff, and Nilesh Ojha & Associates recruiting four students each. Interestingly, Cyril Amarchand had made seven offers, including one pre-placement offer..FirmOffersAcceptancesWadia Ghandy & Co55Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas7 (1 PPO)4 (1 PPO)Parimal K Shroff44Nilesh Ojha & Associates44Desai and Diwanji44Manilal Kher Ambalal33Khaitan Legal Associates33Mansukhlal Hiralal & Co.22Vaish Associates22Dave & Girish42 MZD Legal 3 2Shah & Sanghvi22 SDS Partners 2 1Clove legal1 1 Shiralkar & Co1 1 Lodha Legal1 1Mulla & Mulla & Craige Blunt & Caroe11Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas11 Vidhi Partners 1 1Nedumpara & Nedumpara11Total 52 45.A total of twelve students were placed across different corporate with Godrej Properties and Reliance Commercial & Home Finance hiring three students each..CorporateOffers AcceptanceReliance Commercial & Home Finance33Godrej Properties33KPMG22HDFC31JSW11Raheja Universal11Nomura Services11Total1412.Two students have been placed in the chambers of practicing lawyers (Manoj G Menda and Neel G Helelkar) while one student has been placed as a judicial clerk in the Delhi High Court..In addition to this, the college held its first ever Day Zero in the month of February this year. During the day zero recruitments, a total of six students from the Class of ’17 were placed with Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas and AZB & Partners picking up two students; Talwar Thakore & Associates, and Trilegal recruited one student each..Private Placements.When it comes to non-placement committee related recruitments, a total of thirty-five students have been recruited across law firms, corporate, and individual counsels. Of these, Bharucha & Partners recruited five students..FirmAcceptances Bharucha & Partners5Juris Corp2Mulla & Mulla & Craige Blunt & Caroe2Economic Law Practice2Vaish Law Associates1Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas1AZB & Partners1Trilegal1Agama Law Associates1Advani & Co1Dhru & Company1Juris Partners1New Era Juris Corp1Rajiv Sawant & Associates1Indian Law Partners1Samvad Partnes1Total23.Corporate Placements .Corporate Acceptances Wockardt2Abhyudaya Corporate Bank1Treelife Consulting1Optima Legal Solution13i Infotech1Scisormix1Meru Cabs1Reliance Inc.1PWC1KPMG1Total11.Two students chose to join the chambers of practicing lawyers (Madhusoodanan Nair and Vipul Joshi) while one student opted for a central government service..The GLC Placement Committee has Prof. H.D. Pithawalla as Professor In-Charge while the General Secretary is Arpit Kumar Mishra, and the Assistant General Secretary is Ayushi Arora..The “Senior Coordinators” of the Placement Committee include Aradhana Yadav, Anuja Mukunde, Chandra Tanay Chaube, Ishita Pandey, Osheen Chawla, Rucha Kolte, Saad Khan, and Yashika Joshi.