IIM Ahmedabad Placement: 137 PGPX Students Got Placed in Top IT, Consulting, Healthcare Sectors

IIM Ahmedabad Placements: As per the reports, the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad has completed annual placements for a one-year Post-Graduate Programme in Management for Executives (PGPX). The placement was held for the 2020-21 session for the 15th batch in July end. The annual placement process was held virtually. Around 137 PGPX students have been placed in top companies of healthcare, IT and BFSI and consulting sectors. As per the updates from IIM Ahmedabad, out of 137 students, 119 were facilitated through the placement system, 17 received offers on their own and 1 took up entrepreneurship.

Top Recruiters

This year, around 120 organizations participated offering the roles of CEO and Head of Department to the PGPX graduates. IT companies were the largest recruiter this year, hiring 37% of the batch followed by Healthcare, BFSI and Consulting sectors recruiting 13%, 12% and 10% of the PGPX students, respectively. Top recruiters included companies such as Google, Microsoft, Amazon, MIT Group, Indigene, OneFitPlus, Mastercard, SAP India, L&T Infotech who offered positions to the students ranging from the CEO to Operations Managers.

Other recruiters were FinIQ, RMSI, Avataar.me, KEC International, Genpact, Matter Motor Works, Axis Bank, NISG, Falkonry, Persistent System, Elastic Run, NEC, Avalara, FarEye, Decimal Technologies, Pravaig Dynamics, Searce, EPL Global, Xynteo, Merilytics Invest Punjab, Gujarat Gas, Flipkart, ICICI Bank etc.

Statement of Chairperson, Placement Committee

As per Professor, Ankur Sharma, “We had record placements for our PGPX Batch of 2021 in the history of 15 years of the programme. The outcome of the placement process clearly demonstrates the strength of the programme and the value that recruiters see in hiring our students for their talent needs at mid to senior-level positions. Despite 2020 being a COVID year that disrupted all the organizations and processes, placements at IIMA smoothly transitioned into the virtual mode and the outcomes speak of the determination, resilience and commitment of our placement team, and the faith that the recruiters have in the programme. We wish our graduates great success in their careers.”

PGPX Recruitment Secretary's Statement

Saurabh Agrawal, PGPX Recruitment Secretary, said, “The fifteenth batch of PGPX started amidst the strict Covid lockdowns and despite uncertainty looming large over the market demand for hiring senior professionals, it gives me immense pleasure to say that we have surpassed in many parameters of the past years...we have seen an increased interest from some of the well-established start-ups hiring from this programme for the senior management roles and it was well complemented by the traditional recruiters from IT, Consulting, Pharma and Conglomerates....”