PGP Summer Placements 2025-2026 (Cluster-2)
IIM Ahmedabad
1 st November, 2025
Ahmedabad
The second cluster of the Summer Placement process for the PGP class of 2027 was held on 31st October 2025 at the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad. The firms that participated in Cluster 2 comprised of seven cohorts – “Advertising and Media”, “Conglomerates”, “Consumer Goods”, “Consumer Services”, “Financial Platform and Services”, “Pharmaceuticals & Health Care” and “Retail B2B & Retail E-commerce”.
The process was conducted in hybrid mode with companies joining in through online as well as offline mode.
The cluster saw a large pool of recruiters offering more than 60 roles. Mahindra & Mahindra led the recruiters in the Conglomerates cohort with the most hires followed by TATA Administrative Services and Aditya Birla Group. Other prominent recruiters in the cohort were Abhinandan Ventures, CK Birla Group, JSW and Vedanta Limited. Procter & Gamble led hires in the Consumer Goods cohort followed by ITC Limited. Other prominent recruiters in the cohort were AB InBev, Asian Paints, Coca Cola Company, Dabur, Diageo India, Hindustan Unilever Ltd., Nestle, Purplle, United Breweries Limited, Wipro Consumer Care and Zydus Wellness among others. FinIQ Consulting was the top recruiter in the Financial Platform & Services cohort. JioStar led the list of recruiters with most hires in the Advertising and Media cohort. Amazon followed by Flipkart were top recruiters in the Retail B2B & Retail E-commerce cohort among others. The Pharmaceuticals & Health Care cohort showed great confidence in the talent pool with active participation from Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Limited, Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, Bharat Serums and Vaccines Limited, Emcure Pharmaceuticals Ltd and Optum.
The cluster also saw international opportunities for students with Fast Retailing Co. Ltd.
A rise in participation was noted with following firms visiting for Summer Placement for the first time; Dainik Bhaskar (Advertising & Media), Haleon (Consumer Goods), Jiostar (Advertising & Media), Jupiter Money (Financial Platform & Services), Medtronic India Pvt Ltd (Pharmaceuticals & Health Care) and Philip Morris International (Consumer Goods).
The third cluster will be conducted on 3rd November 2025.
