The IIM Ahmedabad MBA Class of 2026 of the Post Graduate Programme (PGP) in Management has been fully placed successfully across various sectors. The Summer Placement process for the MBA Class of 2026 of the Post Graduate Programme (PGP) in Management at IIM Ahmedabad was completed on 18th November 2024. Firms from multiple domains participated in the three clusters in Summer placement with all students being placed across more than 25 cohorts of firms that visited.

Despite turbulent market conditions, the institute saw a rise in recruiting firms, and roles being offered. 51 new companies participated in the 2024 summer placements, up from 12 in 2023.

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159 firms opened JDs with 125 of them making offers for 147 roles across 3 different clusters on 12th, 15th and 18th November 2024 for the 2024 Summer Placements. Firms were grouped into cohorts based on the industry they operate in, and group cohorts were invited to campus across different clusters.

In Cluster-1, in the Transformation & Operations Consulting cohort Accenture Strategy was the largest recruiter with Accenture Strategy’s India Market Unit extending 6 offers and Accenture Strategy Global Network making 33 offers followed by Vector Consulting Group with 7 offers.

In the Management Consulting Cohort Boston Consulting Group (22), McKinsey & Company (15), Bain & Company (14) were the top recruiters. In the Investment Banking & Markets Cohort Goldman Sachs (11) and HSBC (India and Hong Kong) (6) were the top recruiters. EY-Parthenon India (8) led the charge in the Advisory Consulting Cohort. The Private Equity/Venture Capital Cohort was led by WinZO Fund (6) and White Oak Capital (3).

In Cluster-2, Amazon and Mahindra led by making 8 offers each followed by Hindustan Unilever Limited (7), Aditya Birla Group (6), Sun Pharmaceuticals (6), Lodha Ventures (6) and Tata Administrative Services (TAS) with 5 offers.

In Cluster-3, Tata Consultancy Services was the largest recruiter making 9 offers in the Niche Consulting Cohort, whereas in the Enterprise Technology cohort Adobe led the charge with 5 offers and Microsoft with 4. In cluster-3, Tata Steel and Silver Consumer Electricals were the largest recruiters in the Infrastructure & Core Manufacturing domain with 5 offers.

Out of the total 394 students placed, the top three sectors are consulting – 150 students (38%), Banking, Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI) – 87 (21%) and Consumer Goods (FMCG) & Durables – 43 (11%).

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Prof. Viswanath Pingali, Chairperson of Placements at IIM Ahmedabad, said, “This year, we completed the summer placement process in hybrid mode, during which all the students were placed with offers across multiple sectors and industries. This year once again saw an increase in the participation of firms and the variety of job roles as compared to the previous years”.

Accenture Strategy, Boston Consulting Group, McKinsey & Company, Bain & Company, EY- Parthenon India, Goldman Sachs, HSBC (India and Hong Kong), Amazon, Mahindra, Aditya Birla Group, Sun Pharmaceuticals, Tata Consultancy Services, Axis Bank and Tata Steel were remain among the highest recruiters in the Summer placements.