The Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA) conducted the second cluster of its Summer Placement process for the Post Graduate Programme (PGP) Class of 2026 on 15 November 2024. The event saw participation from a diverse range of firms across seven cohorts: Conglomerates, Retail B2B & Retail E-commerce, Consumer Goods, Consumer Durables and Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare.
In total, recruiters offered 53 roles across various domains. Mahindra, from the ‘Conglomerates’ cohort, and Amazon, from Retail B2B & Retail E-commerce, emerged as the largest recruiters with eight offers each. They were closely followed by Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) from the Consumer Goods cohort, which extended seven offers. Other notable recruiters included Sun Pharmaceuticals, Lodha Ventures and the Aditya Birla Group, each making six offers.
The ‘conglomerate’ cohort saw participation from established recruiters such as the Aditya Birla Group, CK Birla Group, JSW Group, and Tata Administrative Services. Bharti Enterprises made its debut in this category, hiring for its Group Treasury, Mergers & Acquisitions, and Corporate Finance teams. Airtel led the Consumer Services cohort with three offers.
The ‘Consumer Goods’ cohort featured prominent firms including AB InBev, L’Oréal, Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages, Asian Paints, Coca-Cola, United Breweries (Heineken), Dabur, HUL, ITC, Nestlé, Diageo and Wipro Consumer Care.
The ‘Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare’ cohort demonstrated robust participation, with key players such as Sun Pharma, Dr Reddy’s Laboratories, Emcure Pharmaceuticals, Glenmark Pharmaceuticals and Bharat Serum Vaccines actively recruiting.
Several firms participated in the Summer Placements for the first time. Among these were GMR Group, Bharti Enterprises, Emcure Pharmaceuticals, Bharat Serum Vaccines, Michelin India, Sony, Welspun Living, United Breweries (Heineken) and Zydus Wellness. A new-age start-up, Trampoline Store, also joined the process, making two offers for its Founder’s Office role.
The third cluster of the Summer Placement process is scheduled to take place on 18 November 2024.
