Bengaluru: Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) has completed its lateral and final placements for the PGP and PGPBA Class of 2024-26, with 596 students getting 664 offers from 177 firms.Management consulting emerged as the dominant career pathway, accounting for 45% of the total offers, followed by technology/product management and investment banking, contributing 15% and 11% of the offers, respectively, the institute stated in a release. Accenture Strategy’s record number of offers (94) was the highlight.Around 35% of the firms were new recruiters this year. The top recruiters (by number of offers) were Accenture, including Accenture Strategy (101), Boston Consulting Group (29), Bain & Company (23), EY-Parthenon (23), American Express (15), Kearney (13), and Tata Consultancy Services (11).Prof Nishant Kumar Verma, chairperson, career development services (CDS), said, “Despite the global job market being in a state of flux, IIM Bangalore conducted the process smoothly. We are glad to share that job offers made during the process have exceeded expectations, both in terms of the number of offers made and the diversity of roles across sectors. IIM Bangalore continues to invest in building strong industry linkages. Both existing and new relationships have led to favourable outcomes for all stakeholders.”Tapas Ranjan Pati, head, CDS, noted robust participation across sectors such as fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG), retail, e-commerce, conglomerates, fintech, healthcare, and manufacturing. “We would like to especially highlight Accenture Strategy’s record number of offers,” he added.
