Atypical Advantage, the employment platform catering to Persons with Disabilities (PWD), has managed to achieve 100 per cent summer placements for students with disabilities. To accomplish this, the platform had collaborated with IIM Bangalore and IIM Trichy. The stipends offered went up to as much as Rs 1.5 lakh per month.
Some of the firms that participated in this endeavour to hire top talent with disabilities from premium B-Schools were EY, HDFC ERGO, Axis Bank, Anarock, Lpoint Advisors, RingCentral, Nestle, PhonePe, Brookfield, Godrej Agrovet and Bindwel.
This tie-up with Atypical Advantage is proof of IIM Bangalore’s commitment to upholding inclusivity. The Institute’s Office of Diversity & Inclusion ensures that students with disabilities are able to flourish and overcome the hurdles faced by those with disabilities in an environment that is only growing competitive with each passing year.
The platform has successfully bridged the gap between talent and opportunity, empowering individuals with disabilities to achieve their full professional potential.
Students are offered personalised guidance and support to give their confidence the much-required boost.
Over 26 students with visual impairment, hearing impairment, locomotor disability and even neurodivergent students have been able to land rewarding jobs via this partnership.
Through this collaboration, Vineet Seraiwala, founder and CEO, hopes the platform will be able to “enhance and strengthen the commitment of these institutions to provide equal opportunities and foster inclusivity.”
Atypical plans to achieve similar collaborations with other IIMs to faciliate a “seamless placement process for their students.”
The platform already has a pool of over 15,000 talented people with disabilities, and has worked with more than 250 corporates in the last three years.
