IIM Ahmedabad summer placements see 38% students getting placed in consulting sector, followed by 22% in BFSI
IIM Ahmedabad has wrapped up the summer placement process for the MBA Class of 2026 of the Post Graduate Programme (PGP) in Management, with 38% of students getting placed in the consulting sector, followed by 22% in banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI), 11% in consumer goods and durables and 7% in conglomerates, according to a statement issued by the institute on Monday.
Firms from multiple domains participated across the three clusters in Summer Placements, with all students being placed across more than 25 cohorts of firms that visited. Despite challenging 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.
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
