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The Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA) has concluded the summer placement processes for the PGP (MBA) Class of 2027 and the PGP-Food & Agribusiness Management (PGP-FABM) Class of 2027, with all students securing internship offers. Both processes were completed on November 3, 2025, with the PGP placements conducted across three clusters and the PGP-FABM placements held in a hybrid format.
The PGP summer placements were conducted across three clusters, covering 25 cohorts. A total of 410 students were placed, with 165+ firms opening job descriptions for more than 230 roles. Cluster-wise number of students placed:
–Cluster 1: 234
–Cluster 2: 123
–Cluster 3: 53
The highest participation continued to come from consulting, BFSI, FMCG, conglomerates, and technology sectors.
Consulting firms formed the largest cohort in Cluster 1, with major global recruiters driving placements. Boston Consulting Group made 24 offers, followed by McKinsey & Company with 17, and Bain & Company and Kearney with 15 offers each. According to the institute, these numbers reflected continued strong demand for management consulting roles.
In the Investment Banking and Markets cohort, Goldman Sachs recruited for both India and Hong Kong/Singapore locations, making 11 offers in total. Standard Chartered Bank followed with nine offers, adding to the cluster’s international hiring opportunities.
Private Equity and Venture Capital firms, including Blackstone, Gaja Capital, and Ares Management, also participated actively, indicating sustained interest from investment-focused recruiters.
Accenture Strategy made one of the largest contributions in the operations and strategy domain, with the India Market Unit and Global Network together extending 39 offers. Other significant recruiters in this cluster included Vector Consulting Group with 12 offers, American Express with 11 offers, and EY Parthenon with 10 offers.
In the second cluster, FinIQ Consulting emerged as the largest recruiter with 17 offers. Other major recruiters included Mahindra & Mahindra and JioStar, which made 10 offers each. Procter & Gamble and Amazon extended eight offers each, while Tata Administrative Services, ITC Limited, and Flipkart made six offers apiece. Hindustan Unilever Limited also participated actively, contributing five offers. According to the institute, Cluster 2 recorded an increase in opportunities across the FMCG and conglomerate cohorts compared to last year.
Tata Consultancy Services was the largest recruiter in Cluster 3 with 13 offers in Niche Consulting. In the Enterprise Technology cohort, Adobe came in with 5 offers while Microsoft had 4 offers.In core manufacturing and infrastructure, Hero MotoCorp and Tata Steel made 3 offers each, followed by Suzuki (Japan) with 2 offers.
International roles were offered for the Middle East, Japan, Hong Kong, and Singapore. Firms such as HSBC, Goldman Sachs, and Fast Retailing made cross-border internship offers.
Under the Dream Application process, 117 students submitted over 280 dream applications, marking a significant rise over previous years. Over 15% more dream applications were converted into offers, according to the institute.
A dream application at IIM Ahmedabad allows students to apply for jobs or sectors they are passionate about, irrespective of whether they already hold an offer. This provides more opportunities and enables students to target their ideal roles.
A total of 410 offers were made across sectors. Consulting accounted for the largest share with 166 offers, representing 40 per cent of all placements. The Banking, Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI) sector followed with 105 offers, while FMCG and Durables recorded 37 offers. Conglomerates extended 27 offers, and the Retail sector made 18 offers.
Pharma and Healthcare companies recruited 15 students, Information Technology firms made 12 offers, and Media and Communications companies offered 10 roles. Engineering and technology organisations accounted for 7 offers.
According to the official statement, more than 50 new recruiters joined the placements, including Apple, Philip Morris International, PepsiCo, Purplle, Umami Bioworks, Medtronic India and others.
IIM Ahmedabad also completed the summer placement process for the 46 students of the PGP-FABM programme. The process was conducted smoothly in a hybrid format, with students scheduled to intern between April and June 2026.
More than 35 companies participated across sectors such as consulting, agri-tech, agri-inputs, FMCG, food processing, ESG consulting, and supply chain.
Regular recruiters included Accenture, EY, Godrej Agrovet, Bayer, Nestle, United Breweries, DeHaat, PI Industries, Varaha, Amul, Everest Instruments and others. New participants included Umami Bioworks, Marico, PepsiCo, UPL, FIL Industries, Verdesian Life Sciences, Drum Foods, Sundrop Brands, DCM Shriram, and more.
The institute has said that further details will be published later under the Indian Placement Reporting Standards (IPRS), according to an official statement.
