IIM Ahmedabad Final Placements 2025: Cluster 1 & 2 Highlights, Top Recruiters & Hiring Trend

By kirtika Tanwar

The final placements of the PGP 2025 are ongoing at the IIM Ahmedabad campus. Placements at IIM-Ahmedabad happen in clusters i.e., the companies are divided based on domain, and each day, companies from a few specific cohorts visit the campus. IIM-A has already wrapped up its Cluster-1 and Cluster-2 placements on 31st January and 3rd February. Cluster-3 placements are scheduled for 6 February 2025. Let us look at the top companies that have recruited from one of India’s top B-schools amidst a challenging job market.

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IIM Ahmedabad Final Placements 2025- Cluster 1

Cluster-1 had companies from 6 cohorts: investment banking and markets, management consulting, niche consulting, advisory consulting, cards and financial advisory, private equity, venture capital, and asset management.
47 firms participated in IIM-Ahmedabad campus recruitment in Cluster-1 through a hybrid placement process.
Boston Consulting Group was the highest overall recruiter with 34 offers. Goldman Sachs made the highest offers (8) in Investment banking. In Financial Advisory, American Express made the highest number of offers-15.
International offers were made by: Transformation X, Dubai, and Arthur D Little, Riyadh.

Other Prominent Recruiters include:

Cohort	Companies
Management Consulting	BCG, McKinsey, Kearney, Accenture Strategy, Monitor Deloitte, Simon-Kucher, EY Parthenon, Deloitte, PwC and KPMG.
Investment Banking and Markets	Avendus Capital, Moelis, HSBC,
PE and VC	General Atlantic, Everstone, Elevation Capital, Arga Investment

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IIM Ahmedabad Final Placements 2025- Cluster 2

Cluster 2 had the following 6 cohorts for the hiring process: Conglomerates, Consumer Goods & Durables, Consumer Services, Advertising and Media, Pharma & Healthcare, and Retail B2B & B2C.
A total of 23 companies visited the IIM-A campus for cluster 2 placements.
The highest offers were made by United Breweries (6), Pluckk (5), and Mankind Pharma (5)
Top companies that recruited in these sectors include:

Cohort	Companies
Consumer Goods & Durables	Phillip Morris International, United Breweries, L’Oreal, Dabur, and Wipro Consumer Care
Conglomerates	Adani Group, Aditya Birla Group, GMR Group, CK Birla Group, Tata Administrative Services and Abhinandan Lodha Groups
Others	Bluestone, Haleon, Purplle

IIM Ahmedabad Final Placements 2025: Cluster 3 Highlights, Recruiters & Offers

Frequently Asked Questions

Q.1 When does the final placement occur at top Indian MBA Colleges?

Ans. At the top management campuses in India, placements occur from January to February.

Q.2 What is the final placement process at IIM-A like?

Ans. At IIM-Ahemdabad, companies are categorized into cohorts based on their industry profiles (e.g., investment banking, consulting, consumer goods). Multiple cohorts are invited to campus in a specific cluster, streamlining the process for both students and recruiters.

Q.3 Does IIM-Ahemdabad have audited reports?

Ans. Yes, IIM-A has audited reports but these usually take a year or so to be published.

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