Fin IQ Consulting and NewGen Software Tech emerged as top recruiters at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM)-Ahmedabad’s third and the final round of placements for the PGP (post-graduate programme) class of 2025.
The two firms made five offers each, followed by OYO with four. Students also received international job offers from firms like IKEA, Fast Retailing, Transformation X and Arthur D Little, the institute said.
Companies from BFSI (banking, financial services and insurance), IT consulting, core manufacturing and infrastructure segments dominated the recruitment process which concluded on Thursday.
Around 70 recruiters participated in the first two rounds of placements this year, though the final number is yet to be released. The two rounds were dominated by investment banking, management consulting, conglomerates and consumer durables & goods companies.
Boston Consulting Group emerged as the largest recruiter in the first two rounds with 34 offers. American Express rolled out 15 offers, the highest in the cards and financial advisory cohort, while Goldman Sachs led the investment banking space with eight job offers.
United Breweries led the consumer goods category by making six offers, followed by Pluckk and Mankind Pharma and group companies with five offers each. Conglomerates such as the Adani Group, Aditya Birla Group, GMR Group, CK Birla Group, and Tata Administrative Services had also participated.
IIM-A also concluded the final placement for its PGP in food & agribusiness management (PGP-FABM), which was carried out in a hybrid mode. About 44 students got offers in companies like Grant Thornton Bharat, Accenture, EY, Nestle, PepsiCo, Amul and Reliance Industries.
IIM Calcutta started its final placements on Friday, while final placement interviews for the PGP programme at IIM Bangalore will be held between February 10 and 16.