IIM Ahmedabad Placements 2023: BCG and McKinsey & Company Make Maximum Offers

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IIM Ahmedabad final placements report 2023 has been released. Check top recruiters, average salary, highest offer and other details of IIM Ahmedabad placements 2023.

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IIM Ahmedabad placements 2023 concluded recently with MBA batch of 2021-23 getting placed at top MNCs in various roles across domains.

IIM Ahmedabad follows a cluster system (three clusters) of final placements process where different sectors are invited in cohorts. Cluster 1 was conducted on February 14, Cluster 2 was conducted on February 17 and Cluster 3 was conducted on February 20, 2023.

In Cluster 1 of the IIM Ahmedabad placements 2023, companies from five cohorts participated in the final placement process. The five cohorts are investment banking & markets, management consulting, niche consulting, cards and financial advisory and private equity, venture capital & asset management.

Q:   Who were the top recruiters during IIM Ahmedabad PGP placements 2022?

A:

A total of 190 companies visited the campus and offered around 220 job roles during IIM Ahmedabad PGP placements 2022. Companies such as Accenture, BCG and Bain & Co visited the campus in the Consulting domain whereas in the Investment Banking and Market domain, companies such as ARGA Investment, Avendus and Sanford C Bernstein visited the campus during IIM A PGP placements 2022. Further, from the FMCG, Conglomerate and BFSI domains, companies such as ITC, Adani Group and American Express visited the campus. Boston Consulting Group and Bain & Company made 44 and 37 offers in the Consulting domain during IIM Ahmedabad PGP placements 2022.

Q:   How is IIM Ahmedabad MBA placement process conducted?

A:

IIM Ahmedabad PGP (MBA) placement process is conducted three clusters. Earlier, IIM Ahmedabad PGP placement process 2022 was conducted in two stages. The first stage was the lateral placement process where companies interviewed students with work experience and offered them mid-level managerial positions. In the second stage, PGP final placement process was conducted where companies were grouped into cohorts (domains such as Consulting, Finance, etc.) based on the profiles offered and these cohort group were invited to campus across three clusters for final placements.

Q:   Who are the top recruiters at IIM Ahmedabad?

A:
Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad is one of the most prestigious management institutes in India. The institute has a consistently high placement record, and top companies from different sectors visit the campus for recruitment. Some of the top recruiters at IIM Ahmedabad are: McKinsey & Company Boston Consulting Group Brain & Company Accenture Strategy Goldman Sachs Morgan Stanley JPMorgan Chase & Co. Hindustan Unilever Limited Procter & Gamble Nestle Apart from these, many other top companies like Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Apple, and Facebook also visit the campus for recruitment. The institutes placement cell provides students with ample opportunities to interact with recruiters through various activities like guest lectures, industry visits, and networking events. Overall, IIM Ahmedabad has a good reputation among recruiters, and the institute provides students with ample opportunities to secure job opportunities in reputed companies.

 “We saw a large pool of recruiters, with about 50 firms participating in the process. McKinsey & Company was the top recruiter with 18 offers, followed by Boston Consulting Group. Other prominent recruiters in the consulting domain included regular recruiters such as Bain & Company, Kearney, Oliver Wyman, Strategy& Middle East, Monitor Deloitte, Praxis Global Alliance, Arthur D Little, PricewaterhouseCoopers, KPMG,” said IIM Ahmedabad in an official statement.

IIM Ahmedabad Placements 2023: Highlights

Prominent recruiters in the Investment Banking and Markets space included Goldman Sachs, Avendus Capital, Arpwood Capital, Standard Chartered, HSBC, O3 Capital, and Credit Suisse.

In the PE and VC domain, companies such as A91 Partners, Premji Invest, Pinpoint, Morgan Stanley (Real Estate), and American Express rolled out job offers.

In this cohort, Emaar rolled out three international offers. The other cohorts included firms like Airtel, BLS International Services Limited, Alkem Laboratories Limited, Samsung Electronics, and Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Limited, among others. The consumer goods and durables cohort saw regular recruiters like Asian Paints, The Coca-Cola Company, Loreal, Kimberly Clark, and Wipro Consumer Care. The conglomerate cohort recruiters were Adani Group, Aditya Birla Group, CK Birla Group, Tata Administrative Services, Piramal Group, Bajaj Finserv and JSW One Platforms Limited.

Q:   How are IIM Ahmedabad PGP placements?

A:

The key highlights of IIM Ahmedabad PGP placements 2023 as compared with 2022 and 2021 are presented below:

Particulars

PGP Placement Statistics (2021)

PGP Placement Statistics (2022)

PGP Placement Statistics (2023)

Highest package

INR 55 LPA

INR 61.48 LPA

INR 1.46 crore per annum

Average package

INR 27.54 LPA

INR 32.79 LPA

INR 34.45 LPA

Median package

INR 27.60 LPA

INR 31.49 LPA

INR 31.58 LPA

Lowest package

INR 11 LPA

INR 17.50 LPA

INR 18.05 LPA

Companies visited

131

190

188

Roles offered

170

Around 220

Around 280

Offers accepted / Students Placed

374

382

385

Eligible students

388

382

389

Students opted out

14

3

4

Students not placed

0

0

0

Note: The mean package is considered as the average package in the above-mentioned table. Further, the Maximum Earning Potential is considered for the salary packages shown above.

Q:   Which is the top recruiting sector during IIM Ahmedabad PGP placements?

A:

Consulting sector emerged as the top recruiting sector wherein most number of offers were accepted during IIM Ahmedabad PGP placements 2023.

The sector-wise number of offers accepted during IIM Ahmedabad PGP placements 2023 is presented below:

Sectors

PGP Offers Received (2023)

Consulting

179 (2 international offer)

BFSI

87 (4 international offer)

Conglomerates

26 (3 international offer)

FMCG

17

IT Consulting

12

IT Software

12

Pharmaceutical

9

IT

7

Retail B2B & B2C

6

IT Analytics

4

IT Solutions

4

Real Estate

4

Consumer Services

2

Manufacturing

2

Telecommunication

2

Media / Communication

2

Artificial Intelligence

2

Automobile

1

Education Technology

1

Engineering Technology

1

Logistics

1

Mining

1

Online Services

1

Wellness & Fitness Services

1

Energy

1

Q:   Which is the top recruiting function during IIM Ahmedabad PGP placements?

A:

Consulting function emerged as the top recruiting function wherein most number of offers were accepted during IIM Ahmedabad PGP placements 2023. The function-wise number of offers accepted during IIM Ahmedabad PGP placements 2023 is presented below:

Functions  

PGP Offers Received (2023)

Consulting

208 (2 international offers)

Finance

49 (4 international offers)

Product / Category Management

47

General Management

39

Marketing / Sales

27 (2 international offers)

Strategy

6

Operations

4 (1 international offer)

Project Management

3

Data Analytics

1

Growth – Online Sales

1

Cluster 2 of IIM Ahmedabad final placements 2023 comprised five cohorts- conglomerates, consumer goods and durables, consumer services, pharma and healthcare and retail B2B and B2C. These Conglomerate firms extended the highest number of offers, closely followed by firms belonging to the consumer goods and durables cohort.

Regular recruiters such as Asian Paints, The Coca-Cola Company, Loreal, Kimberly Clark, and Wipro Consumer Care, Adani Group, Aditya Birla Group, CK Birla Group, Tata Administrative Services, Piramal Group, Bajaj Finserv and JSW One Platforms Limited made offers to PGP graduates.

Cluster 3 of IIM Ahmedabad placement process 2023 witnessed the participation of many new recruiters across cohorts, including cult.fit, Finarb Consulting, and Javis. The BFSI cohort rolled out the second-highest offers. Cluster 3 comprised eight cohorts, which included Analytics and IT Consulting, BFSI, Consumer Tech, Core Manufacturing and Infrastructure, Enterprise Tech, Education Tech, Logistics, and Government Enterprises.

According to the official statement released by the b school, the entire IIM Ahmedabad placement process was conducted in hybrid mode. Companies had the convenience of conducting the process virtually or physically.

The audited IIM Ahmedabad’s placement report 2023 will be released by August 2023, which will contain salary package details. You can read audited report of IIM Ahmedabad placements 2022 below.

IIM Ahmedabad Placements 2022: Highlights

The audited report of IIM Ahmedabad placements 2022, released by the Indian Placements Reporting Standards (IPRS) reveals that the average salary offered to the PGP/MBA batch 2020-22 stood at INR 32.79 lakh per annum. The highest salary offered stood at INR 61.48 lakh per annum, while the highest international salary offer stood at INR 1.15 crore per annum. The average international salary offer stood at INR 88.91 lakh per annum.

Out of a total of 374 job offers, 9 were made for overseas locations which included cities such as Amsterdam, Dubai, UAE and Hong Kong. All international offers were made in Consulting, Finance, Marketing & Sales and General Management.

IIM Ahmedabad Placements 2022

Highest domestic salary offered

INR 61.48 LPA

Average domestic salary offered

INR 32.79 LPA

Highest international salary offered

INR 1.15 CPA

Average international salary offered

INR 88.91 LPA

Number of participating companies

190

New recruiters

41

Top recruiting companies

BCG (44) and Bain & Company (37)

Total number of offers made

220

Total number of students who sought placement

385

Total number of students who did not seek placement

3

Top recruiting sector

Consulting

IIM Ahmedabad placement process 2022 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. In the second stage, participating firms were grouped into cohorts based on the profile offered, and groups of cohorts were invited to campus across different clusters. About 59% of the batch was eligible for lateral placements, which provided students an opportunity to optimally leverage their work experience.

IIM Ahmedabad Placements 2022: Sector-wise Average Salary Offers

Given below is the table indicating sector wise average salary offers made during IIM Ahmedabad placements 2022:

Sector

Number of Offers (Domestic International)

Average Salary

Banking, Financial Services and Insurance

72

INR 25.78 LPA

Conglomerates

8

INR 21.36 LPA

Consulting

204

INR 25.29 LPA

Consumer goods (FMCG)

23

INR 21.18 LPA

Consumer Services

2

INR 23.25 LPA

Engineering Technology

15

INR 24.69 LPA

Information Technology (IT)

9

INR 20.41 LPA

Manufacturing

3

INR 21.66 LPA

Online Services

8

INR 26.97 LPA

Others (Ed-tech)

2

INR 21.00 LPA

Others (Retail)

12

INR 21.00 LPA

Pharmaceutical/Healthcare

3

INR 21.00 LPA

Telecom

1

INR 19.74 LPA

Real Estate

2

INR 22.97 LPA

IIM Ahmedabad Placements 2022: Sector wise offers

Listed below are the maximum number of offers made to IIM Ahmedabad students during the final placements 2022, sector wise:

Sector

Number of offers

Consulting

204

Banking and Markets

75

Consumer Goods and Services

25

Engineering/Technology

15

Conglomerates

12

Retail B2B & B2C

12

Information Technology

9

Online services

8

IIM Ahmedabad Placements: 2022 vs 2021 vs 2020 vs 2019

The placement trend at IIM Ahmedabad has seen upward trend in terms of salary packages in recent years. Check the table below for placement trend of past three years.

Specifications

2022

2021

2020

Highest Domestic CTC

INR 61.48 LPA

INR 55.00 LPA

INR 55.88 LPA

Highest International CTC

INR 1.15 CPA

INR 1.16 CPA

INR 1.32 CPA

Average Domestic CTC

INR 32.79 LPA

INR 27.54 LPA

INR 26.12 LPA

Top recruiting company

BCG (44 offers)

BCG (32 offers)

McKinsey (27 offers)

Total number of firms participated

190

131

153

Total number of offers made

220

374

388

Top recruiting sector

Consulting

Consulting

Consulting

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FAQs Related to IIM Ahmedabad Placements

Q: What is the highest salary offer made during IIM Ahmedabad placements?

A: As per the latest data available (2022 placements), IIM Ahmedabad recorded the highest international placement offer of INR 1.15 crore per annum and domestic offer of INR 61.48 lakh per annum.

Q: Is there 100 per cent placement in IIM Ahmedabad?

A: Yes, IIM Ahmedabad boasts of 100 per cent placements every year in both lateral and final placements category. However, a few students opt out of the placement process to explore opportunities of entrepreneurship.

Q: What is the average salary offered at IIM Ahmedabad?

A: As per the IIM Ahmedabad placement report 2022, the average salary offer was recorded at INR 32.79 lakh per annum. In 2021, the median domestic salary was INR 27.54 lakh per annum. In 2020, the average salary offer stood at INR 26.12 lakh per annum.

Q: Which sector offered the maximum salary as per the IIM Ahmedabad placements 2022?

A: Banking, Financial Services & Insurance sector offered the maximum pay package among all in the IIM Ahmedabad placement 2022. The highest salary package offered in BFSI sector stood at INR 50.00 lakh per annum whereas the average salary offer stood at INR 25.78 per annum.

Q: What is the minimum salary offered at IIM Ahmedabad?

A: The minimum domestic salary offered during the IIM Ahmedabad placement session 2022 was INR 17.50 lakh per annum. In contrast, the international minimum salary amounted to USD 49,000 per annum. 

Q: What are some of the top recruiters invited to the IIM Ahmedabad placement drive?

A: Top companies recruiting candidates from IIM Ahmedabad include Accenture Strategy, Boston Consulting Group, Kearney, Bain & Co., Aditya Birla Group, C.K. Birla, Reliance Industries Limited, American Express, Bajaj Finserv, among others.

Q: How many overseas offers were made during IIM Ahmedabad final placements 2022?

A: As per the IIM Ahmedabad final placement report 2022 seven overseas offers were made to PGP students. These seven offers were made for four locations. Three offers were made for Dubai, two offers were made for Mexico City and one offer each was made for Hong Kong and Asia Pacific locations.

Q: What was the highest salary offered to PGP student of IIM Ahmedabad in 2022?

A: Highest domestic pay package offered during the IIM Ahmedabad placement 2022 was INR 61.48 lakh per annum, where as in 2021, the highest package was INR 55 lakh per annum.

Q: Does IIM Ahmedabad assist students in the summer placements?

A: Yes. IIM Ahmedabad invites companies including OLX, KPMG, JPMorgan, Citi Bank, Deloitte, Goldman Sachs, among others for the summer internships. In the final placement process, these companies offer jobs to students who have already done internships in their organisations.

Q: What is the placement process at IIM Ahmedabad?

A: The steps under the IIM Ahmedabad placement process includes Communication of interest in the placement drive, Finalisation of placement slot, Submission of CVs/Applications by students, Shortlisting process, GD/PI, followed by the release of selection lists.

Q: What is the audited placement report of IIM Ahmedabad?

A: The audited report of IIM Ahmedabad final placements released by the Indian Placements Reporting Standards (IPRS) reveals that the average salary offered to the PGP/MBA batch. The report carries all the details of the placements including process, companies, salary figures, sector wise, branch wise, function number of offers and salary etc.
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