Among the 190 firms that participated in the final placement process for the MBA class of 2022 of the Post Graduate Programme (PGP) in management at the Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad (IIMA), the Boston Consulting Group and Accenture made the maximum number of offers.
While Boston Consulting Group made 47 offers (including pre-placement offers), Accenture made 32, IIMA stated in an official release Friday.
Among the investment banks, Goldman Sachs was the largest recruiter making six offers, followed by Bank of America with four offers.
This year, the private equity, venture capital and asset management cohort witnessed close to 42 per cent increase in number of offers, while the management consulting cohort witnessed close to 30 per cent increase in number of net offers compared to last year, the release added. All students were placed through 20-odd cohorts.
TAS made six offers (including pre-placement offers) in the consumer goods and general management domain, followed by HUL, Mondelez, and Emaar, each with three offers. Tata Consultancy Services was the largest recruiter in the IT consulting cohort, with four offers.
PayTM received the most lateral placement offers (companies interviewed students with prior work experience and offered them mid-level managerial positions), with 20.
The top recruiters in the lateral process were PwC (13 offers), American Express (11 offers), and PayTM (ten offers). The lateral and final placement processes were completed on February 14, according to the B-school.
The final placement process was completed through the virtual mode with recruiters and students logging in from remote locations. “While the appetite of regular recruiters was higher this year than the previous years, we also saw significant increase in the participation of firms and the variety of job roles. This clearly indicates that the demand for high quality talent continues to grow,” said Professor Ankur Sinha, Chairperson of the Placement Committee at IIMA.
While several new recruiters emerged this year, including A&W Capital, B9 Beverages (Bira 91), Eightfold.Ai, EY Parthenon, Garena, Info Edge Venture Fund, Nykaa, PWC US Advisory, UnDosTres, Zee Entertainment Enterprises, and Zomato, roles were also opened in Mexico and the UAE.