The 394 students who participated in PGP Class of 2026 Summer Placement, 150 bagged internships in consulting while 87 opted for BFSI
Consulting and Banking and Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI) emerged as the top preferred sectors for students as per the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad’s (IIMA) consolidated summer placement report for the Batch of 2026. Of the 394 students who participated in the PGP Class of 2026 Summer Placement, 150 bagged internships in consulting while 87 opted for the same in BFSI. This means 60% of the total participating batch opted for these sectors.
Moreover, five students opted out of the placement to work on their own venture under the IIMAvericks Fellowship. The fellowship provides mentorship from CIIE.CO and financial support for 2 years. At any time during the fellowship, students can return and sit for placements through the institute’s placement process.
“This year, there were 51 new recruiters compared to 12 last year. This included BNP Paribas, Cranmore Partners Limited, D. E. Shaw India, Deutsche Bank, Deutsche Bank AG, EY Parthenon Singapore, HSBC (Hong Kong), IIFL Securities (Investment Banking), Pkeday Advisors, Roland Berger, Simon Kucher, UBS and Bharat Serums and Vaccines Limited,” IIMA said in an official communication.
Talking about the highest offers made by recruiters in various sectors, IIMA said Accenture Strategy led the pack in the Transformation & Operations Consulting domain by making 39 offers. Goldman Sachs was the highest recruiter in the Investment Banking and Markets cohort with 11 offers. In the Consumer Goods, HUL made 7 offers, In the Niche Consulting cohort, Tata Consultancy Services was the largest recruiter with 9 offers.
Prof Viswanath Pingali, Chairperson of Placements at IIM Ahmedabad, said this year the institute completed the summer placement process in hybrid mode, during which all the students were placed with offers across multiple sectors and industries. He said that compared to previous years this year once again saw a rise in participation of firms and the variety of job roles being offered. “This indicates that the demand for high-quality talent continues to grow and it demonstrates the strength of relationships we have built with our recruiters over the decades.”