IIM Ahmedabad adds fashion, real estate cohorts to Cluster 2 of summer placement process

IIM Ahmedabad conducted Cluster 2 of its summer placements with over 75 roles across nine industry cohorts. The addition of fashion and real estate broadened the recruitment mix for the PGP Class of 2028.

In Short

• Hybrid placement format enabled recruiters to participate online and in person
• Conglomerate recruiters included Aditya Birla, Godrej, Mahindra, Tata and Vedanta
• Consumer goods recruiters included HUL, ITC, Nestlé, Dabur and Reckitt

The Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIM Ahmedabad) on October 27 conducted the second cluster of its Summer Placement Process for the Post Graduate Programme (PGP) Class of 2028. The process featured participation from recruiters across nine industry cohorts, with more than 75 roles offered to students.

The placement process was conducted in a hybrid format, allowing recruiters to participate both online and in person. The nine cohorts represented in Cluster 2 were advertising and media, conglomerates, consumer goods, consumer services, fashion, financial platform and services, pharmaceuticals and healthcare, real estate, and retail B2B and retail e-commerce.

9 INDUSTRY COHORTS

The conglomerates cohort featured prominent business groups, including Aditya Birla Group, Godrej Group, Mahindra Group, Tata Administrative Services, Vedanta Group, Essar Group, GMR Group, RPSG Group, CKA Birla, Saint-Gobain, Abhinandan Ventures and others.

The consumer goods cohort saw participation from major companies such as Hindustan Unilever Limited, ITC, Nestl, Procter & Gamble, Dabur, AB InBev, Berger Paints, Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages, The Coca-Cola Company, United Breweries, Wipro Consumer Care, Purplle and Dot & Key. Kwality Wall’s, Mars, Mondelez, Reckitt and Yum! also joined the process as new or returning recruiters.

In the financial platform and services cohort, Bloomberg, FinIQ and Indxx were among the prominent recruiters. The advertising and media cohort included Endemol Shine and JioStar, while the pharmaceuticals and healthcare cohort featured Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, Emcure Pharmaceuticals, FDC Limited, Glenmark Pharmaceuticals and Medtronic India.

Amazon and Myntra were among the key recruiters in the retail B2B and retail e-commerce cohort, while Airtel participated in the consumer services cohort.

FASHION, REAL ESTATE NEW ADDITIONS

This year's summer placement process also introduced two new industry cohorts: fashion and real estate. Raymond participated in the fashion cohort, while Eden Landmarks and Experion Developers represented the real estate sector.

IIM Ahmedabad's Summer Placement Process for 2026–27 will continue with Cluster 3, scheduled for October 30, 2026. The first cluster was held on October 23. More than 85 roles were offered across domains including consulting, investment banking, financial advisory and private equity.

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