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IIM Ahmedabad Placement 2024: The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad concluded the final placement process of its one year MBA (PGPX) at the end of June 2024. About 121 students from the IIMA PGPX class of 2024 accepted offers across sectors, geographies and economic conditions.
According to the final audited placement report of IIM Ahmedabad, as many as 105 companies from diverse sectors offered a wide range of roles to the students of the PGPX 2024 batch.
The final audited placement report, aligned with the ‘Indian Placement Reporting Standards’ (IPRS), was audited by an external agency and finalised in August 2024, an institute statement released in this regard said adding that IIMA is one of the first management institutes in India to put forth an audited placements report since 2011.
The placements, it added, continue to have a good mix of returning and new recruiters, a clear sign of robust demand for the PGPX programme and its diversity.
Consulting (management and technology) is the largest recruiting sector followed by IT services, BFSI and healthcare. According to the IIM Ahmedabad placement report, consulting firms (management and technology) hired 35 percent of the students. Information Technology (IT) services, BFSI and healthcare sectors hired around 18 per cent, 11 per cent and 10 per cent of students respectively.
Sharing his views on placements 2024, Professor Viswanath Pingali, Chairperson of the Placement Committee said, “Despite challenging economic conditions, this year’s One Year MBA (PGPX) placements continue to demonstrate exceptional performance. These statistics clearly illustrate the consistent confidence shown by the industry in our programme.”
IIMA PGPX students continue to prefer leadership roles as well as middle and senior management roles from both Indian and international recruiters. Some positions for which students, including women students, were hired include chief product officer, vice president, associate director, associate vice president, leadership programmes, programme head, product head and consultant.
While the IIMA PGPX students were largely considered for senior leadership and middle management roles by large corporates, start-ups – both unicorns and soon-to-be-unicorns – too recruited students this year.
