BCG, McKinsey dominates IIM Ahmedabad final placements 2021

IIM Ahmedabad final placements for the MBA class of 2021 concluded with a 100% placement record yet again. Firms from multiple domains participated across the three clusters in the final placement process, with all students being placed across more than 20 cohorts.

Important details of IIM Ahmedabad final placements 2021

Some key points of IIM Ahmedabad final placements 2021 are as follows:

1. The final placement process was conducted in two stages. The first was the Laterals process where firms interviewed students with prior work experience and offered them mid-level managerial positions. 30 firms hired from diverse sectors such as technology, banking, consulting, general management and analytics.
2. In the second stage of the final placement process, firms were grouped into cohorts based on the profile offered.
3. There were 86 dream applications this year. This gave students the flexibility and choice to build careers in sectors of their preference.
4. 131 firms rolled out 170 different roles in the final placement process of IIM Ahmedabad. The firms which made the most offers on-campus included McKinsey, Boston Consulting Group, and Tata Consultancy Services. 
5. Boston Consulting Group made the most offers (including Pre-Placement Offers) at the end of the final placement process with 32 offers, followed by McKinsey with 30 offers.
6. Nomura was the largest recruiter among the investment banks, making 7 offers, closely followed by Goldman Sachs and Bank of America – Merrill Lynch, each with 5 offers. 
7. In the IT Consulting cohort, Tata Consultancy Services was the largest recruiter with 14 offers.
8. In the Laterals process, Amazon made the highest number of offers including PPOs (16).
9. PayTM (14 offers), Microsoft (11 offers), and FinIQ (9 offers) were the other top recruiters in the Laterals process.

Cluster 1 details

Boston Consulting Group (BCG) made the highest number of job offers (32) at IIM Ahmedabad Cluster 1 final placements for the PGP class of 2021. McKinsey closely followed by offering 30 job roles. The firms that participated in Cluster 1 final placements at IIM Ahmedabad comprised four cohorts that were investment banking and markets, management consulting, advisory consulting and private equity, venture capital, and management consulting. Many different firms from diverse sectors made job offers to students of the PGP class of 2021 at IIM Ahmedabad. Numerous consulting firms offered management consulting roles across geographies.

Cluster 2 details

The firms that participated in Cluster 2 final placement process at IIM Ahmedabad comprised six cohorts including advertising & media, consumer goods, consumer services, consumer electronics, general management, and retail B2B & B2C. The highest number of offers in cluster 2 of IIM Ahmedabad placements 2021 were made by consumer good firms followed by general management and leadership firms. Roles of different varieties were offered across geographies (including the United Arab Emirates).

Cluster 3 details

TCS (Tata Consultancy Services) made 14 job offers in Cluster 3 thus making it the highest recruiter of this cluster. 6 offers were made by Ola Cabs, the second-highest recruiter of Cluster 3. New recruiters this year were Navi, Eversana and Indxx Capital. Analytics & IT consulting firms rolled out the highest number of offers, followed by BFSI. There were over 65 dream applications for Cluster 3.

Prof. Amit Karna, Chairperson of the Placement Committee at IIM Ahmedabad said, “This year has been unusual for all of us, and the placement process at IIM Ahmedabad was no exception to this. We completed the placement process in a virtual mode with recruiters and students logging in from remote locations. The process achieved its stated objective of finding the right student-recruiter fit by providing students with options to upgrade and dream on the organizations of their choice. The 2021 placement process also demonstrated the preparedness of the Institute to adapt to the changing times. We are grateful for the continued trust from our recruiters who not only increased the variety and diversity of roles but also exceeded their commitments on all fronts. We were also able to attract more quality offers from marquee recruiters who continued to hire from the most exceptional pool of talent available in the country today. I have no doubt that our students will add tremendous value to these organisations looking to recover from the woes of the pandemic and build a better future. I wish the graduating class of 2021 a successful career ahead.” 

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