The placement process for the graduating batch of the Post Graduate Programme (PGP) in Management at IIM Ahmedabad was successfully completed within three clusters.
375 Students
50% eligible for laterals
115 Companies
Top Recruiter: Accenture Strategy
11 opted out
to start their own venture
Roles & Recruiters
Recruiters in the consulting space included global strategy consulting and niche consulting firms: Accenture Strategy, Alvarez & Marsal, A.T. Kearney, Bain & Company, Deloitte, KPMG, McKinsey & Company, Oliver Wyman, Roland Berger, Strategy&, and The Boston Consulting Group amongst others.
Banking & Financial
The Banking & Financial Services sector witnessed participation from global investment banks, which included Avendus Capital, Citi, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, HSBC and Nomura amongst others. This year, IIM Ahmedabad also saw participation from PE/VC firms such as Matrix Partners and Apollo Global Management.
Sales & Marketing
A large number of students took up roles in Sales and Marketing in various companies such as Asian Paints, Hindustan Unilever, ITC, Johnson & Johnson, L’Oreal, Mondelez International, Nestle, PepsiCo, P&G, Reckitt Benckiser, Shell, Vodafone and Wipro Consumer Care amongst others.
General Management
General Management and Leadership profiles were offered to students by Aditya Birla Group, Bharti Airtel, C.K. Birla Group, Lodha Group, Mahindra, Reliance ADAG and TAS amongst others
IT & Ecommerce
The Internet & E-commerce space included recruiters such as Amazon, Flipkart, OlaCabs, Quikr, Snapdeal and Uber. Students secured roles in technology sector firms such as Cognizant, Google, EdgeVerve, Microsoft and Samsung amongst others.
Pharmaceuticals
Recruiters in the pharmaceutical domain include Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories and GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals among others.
Key Highlights
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