AI Startups to Fashion: The Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIM Ahmedabad) has concluded its summer placement process for the 2026-28 Postgraduate Programme (PGP) batch. Recruiters extended offers for over 230 roles across three clusters. The process, which took place between October 23 and 30, spanned a wide range of sectors, from management consulting, investment banking, and private equity to consumer goods, technology, healthcare, manufacturing, and renewable energy.
The placement process was conducted in a hybrid format, allowing companies to participate either online or in-person. Across the three clusters, more than 85 offers were made in the first cluster, over 75 in the second, and more than 70 in the third. In a statement, the institute noted that the recruiters included both domestic and international companies, financial institutions, consulting firms, large corporate conglomerates, and startups.
Cluster 1: Consulting, Finance, and Investment Banking
The first cluster, held on October 23, comprised six cohorts: Advisory Consulting; Cards and Financial Advisory; Investment Banking and Markets; Management Consulting; Private Equity, Venture Capital, Asset Management, and Hedge Funds; and Transformation and Operations Consulting. Consulting firms included Accenture Strategy, Alvarez & Marsal, Bain & Company, Boston Consulting Group, EY-Parthenon, Kearney, McKinsey & Company, Oliver Wyman, Roland Berger, Strategy&, L.E.K. Consulting, and Vector Consulting Group.
The Investment Banking and Markets group included Bank of America, Barclays, Citibank, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, JPMorgan Chase, Moelis & Company, Morgan Stanley, and Standard Chartered Bank. In the Private Equity and Venture Capital space, participating recruiters included Ares Management, Aquilon Capital, Catamaran, Gaja Capital, Multiples Alternate Asset Management, and Blackstone.
The Cards and Financial Advisory group featured American Express, Cranmore Partners, and Synergy Consulting. This cluster also offered international opportunities, including roles with EY-Parthenon in Singapore, and with Goldman Sachs and HSBC in Hong Kong. A second cluster encompassed consumer goods, large corporate conglomerates, and emerging sectors.
The second cluster, held on October 27, consisted of nine cohorts: Advertising and Media, Conglomerates, Consumer Goods, Consumer Services, Fashion, Financial Platforms and Services, Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare, Real Estate, and Retail (B2B and E-commerce). Over 75 roles were offered during this session. Large corporate groups (conglomerates) included companies such as the Aditya Birla Group, CK Birla Group, Essar Group, GMR Group, Godrej Group, Mahindra Group, RPSG Group, Saint-Gobain, Tata Administrative Services, and the Vedanta Group.
Consumer goods companies included AB InBev, Berger Paints, Dabur, Hindustan Unilever, Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages, ITC, Nestlé, Procter & Gamble, The Coca-Cola Company, United Breweries, and Wipro Consumer Care. Additionally, Kwality Wall’s, Mars, Mondelez, Reckitt, and Yum! also participated in the process, either as new or returning recruiters.
In the financial platforms and services sector, companies such as Bloomberg, FinIQ, and Indxx conducted recruitment. Endemol Shine and JioStar participated from the advertising and media sector, while the pharmaceuticals and healthcare sector was represented by Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, Emcure Pharmaceuticals, FDC Limited, Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, and Medtronic India.
Amazon and Myntra recruited from the retail B2B and e-commerce sector, while Airtel participated from the consumer services sector. Two new cohorts were introduced this year: Fashion (which included Raymond) and Real Estate (which included Eden Landmarks and Experion Developers).
The Third Cluster Encompasses Technology, AI Startups, and Manufacturing.
The third cluster, held on October 30, consisted of 12 cohorts. These included Analytics and IT Consulting, Artificial Intelligence, Banking and Insurance, Consumer Electronics, Consumer Technology, Enterprise Technology, Infrastructure and Core Manufacturing, Logistics and Supply Chain, Niche Consulting, Renewable Energy and Green Technology, as well as Social Enterprise and NGOs. During this phase, offers were extended for over 70 distinct roles.
In the Enterprise Technology sector, companies such as Microsoft, Hexaware, Ascendion Engineering, and Sprinklr conducted recruitment. Within the Analytics and IT Consulting cohort, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) emerged as the largest recruiter; other participants in this group included Indegene and Accordion India.
The Artificial Intelligence cohort featured CRMIT Solutions, D-Cirus Cloud, and Suchama AI. In the Banking and Insurance sector, Axis Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, and the National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development (NaBFID) were the key recruiters.
The Infrastructure and Core Manufacturing cohort included AD Engineers, Jindal Steel Oman, Satyam Auto, and Tata Steel, alongside the startup ‘Optimized Solutions‘. In the Niche Consulting sector, Beghou Consulting and Iresh Consultants participated.
Other companies involved in the third cluster included Bangalore International Airport Limited, Motilal Oswal, ReNew, and Tesco. With the conclusion of the third cluster on October 30, IIM Ahmedabad has wrapped up its summer internship placement process for the PGP batch of 2026-28.
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