Boston Consulting Group and Accenture Strategy emerged as the top recruiters in the first cluster of the final placements for the class of 2022 at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad.
The companies that participated fall under six cohorts —investment banking and markets, management consulting, advisory consulting, niche consulting, cards and financial advisory and private equity, venture capital and asset management.
Boston Consulting Group made the highest number of offers at 47, including pre-placement offers. Accenture Strategy was the largest recruiter with 32 offers across two roles.
The firms that participated were regular partners such as Accenture Strategy, American Express, ARGA Investment Management LP, Arthur D. Little, A&W Capital, Bain & Company, Boston Consulting Group, Sanford C. Bernstein, Citibank, EY Parthenon, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan Chase & Co., Kearney, McKinsey & Company, Monitor Deloitte, Oliver Wyman, Premji Invest, PwC, Standard Chartered and The Xander Group.
IIM Ahmedabad has had an extremely rich mix of firms from diverse sectors in the past, too. Consulting firms offering management consulting roles have continued to hire in large numbers. This reinforces the strength of the management programme at the institute.
Finance firms offered roles in investment banking, private equity, venture capital and capital markets across functions. Goldman Sachs made the highest number of offers (including pre-placement Offers) at seven, closely followed by American Express with five.
The Postgraduate Programme (PGP) at IIM Ahmedabad leads to a master’s degree in Business Administration and has been the institute’s flagship programme for more than 55 years. It is among the top-ranked programmes in the world. This two-year programme has created business leaders, outstanding managers, and a number of significant entrepreneurs.
The programme offers a range of courses and activities, taught and facilitated by outstanding faculty members, who engage consistently with the world of academics, research, and practice. The programme moulds the students into rigorous and innovative ways of thinking to deal with complex real-life management problems. It challenges them to achieve high levels of excellence and offers opportunities to fulfil their potential.