IIM Bangalore’s PGP and PGPBA Class of 2026 receives record 664 offers in Final & Lateral Placements
35% share of new recruiters and role diversity defines the Institute’s largest placement cycle to date
20 March, 2026, Bengaluru: The Lateral and Final Placements for the PGP and PGPBA Class of 2024-26 at the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) saw 596 students appearing for placements and getting a record-breaking 664 offers from 177 firms.
Management Consulting emerged as the dominant career pathway, accounting for 45% of total offers, followed by Technology/Product Management and Investment Banking, contributing 15% & 11% of the offers, respectively.
Professor Nishant Kumar Verma, Chairperson, Career Development Services (CDS) and faculty of Production & Operations Management, IIMB, 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 the stakeholders”.
Tapas Ranjan Pati, Head, CDS, noted that “Despite an evolving global hiring landscape, IIM Bangalore’s placement season continued to see strong momentum. Recruiters continued to value the depth, agility and industry-readiness of our students, along with the efficiency and professionalism of the placement process”.
He added, “We witnessed robust participation across sectors such as FMCG, Retail, E-commerce, Conglomerates, Fintech, Healthcare, and Manufacturing. We would like to especially highlight Accenture Strategy’s record number of offers”.
He also acknowledged the efforts of the Student Placement Committee and the Career Development Services team for their exceptional commitment and seamless execution of the process.
The Student Placement Committee reflected on the process, noting that “With the largest batch among all IIMs, the placement season saw strong participation from both legacy and new recruiters, with around 35% of the firms being new recruiters this year. The delivery of a process of this scale speaks to the strength of IIM Bangalore’s enduring industry relationships and the continued trust placed in the quality and capabilities of its students”.
Top recruiters by number of offers this year were Accenture (101), Boston Consulting Group (29), Bain & Company (23), EY-Parthenon (23), American Express (15), Kearney (13), and Tata Consultancy Services (11).
Consulting (Strategy/Advisory/Technology) (24 firms - 267 offers): Accenture Strategy (94), Boston Consulting Group (27), Bain & Company (23), EY-Parthenon India (22), Kearney (13), Tata Consultancy Services (11), Deloitte (10), Fujitsu Consulting (10), McKinsey & Company (9), Accenture Technology Consulting (7), Alvarez & Marsal (7), Oliver Wyman (6), PwC (6), KPMG (5), Accordion (3), Monitor Deloitte (3), Boston Consulting Group X (2), ISEG Foundation (2), World Wide Technology (2), EY-Parthenon Singapore (1), Samagra (1), Simon-Kucher & Partners (1), Strategy& India (1), YCP Auctus (1).
IT Software/Analytics/Product Management (40 firms - 85 offers): Tekion (6), Media.net (5), BrowserStack (3), Capgemini (3), Deskera (3), Harness (3), HiLabs (3), Kimbal (3), NoBroker (3), Salesforce (3), Teradata (3), Uber (3), Cisco (2) CloudFiles (2), ConsultAdd Services (2), Eightfold.ai (2), Emergent (2), Gnani.ai (2), Google (2), HCL Software (2), Intellimation.ai (2), Microsoft (2), NetApp (2), Newgen Software (2), Okta (2), ORO Labs (2), SuperAGI (2), Trianz (2), Aurigo (1), Cognizant (1), Cohesity (1), DevRev (1), eBay (1), EXL Service (1), Firstsource (1), Galvantrix (1), Helius Technologies (1), Hexaware Technologies (1), Justdial (1), LTI Mindtree (1).
Finance/Banking/Investments/FinTech (38 firms - 68 offers): Goldman Sachs (7), Navi (5), Bank of America (3), Deutsche Bank (3), EY India Lead Advisory (3), ICICI Bank (3), KreditBee (3), Snapmint (3), Yubi (3), Avendus Capital (2), BSE (2), Cholamandalam Finance (2), Citibank (2), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (2), O3 Capital (2), Arga Investment Management (1), Axis Bank (1), Bajaj Finserv (1), Barclays (1), Capital One (1), CRISIL (1), Edelweiss Alternatives (1), HDFC ERGO (1), HSBC Bank (1), IDFC First Bank (1), IIFL Finance (1), IIFL Securities (1), Kaleidofin (1), Kotak Mahindra Capital (1), Lincoln International (1), Monarch Networth Capital (1), NCDEX (1), Power Finance Corporation (1), PwC India CFIB (1), RXIL (1), Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (1), Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (1), UTI Asset Management Company (1).
E-Commerce/Payments/Telecom/Logistics (17 firms - 57 offers): American Express (15), Amazon (9), Shadowfax (6), Myntra (4), NPCI (4), Pine Labs (4), Clicktech Retail (2), Delhivery (2), Eternal (2), Juspay (2), AAJ Supply Chain Management (1), Airtel (1), C-DOT (1), PhonePe (1), Tata Play (1), Tesco (1), Visa (1).
Manufacturing/Construction/Energy/Infrastructure (16 firms – 34 offers): Lodha Group (8), Abhinandan Ventures (3), Asian Paints (3), Bosch (3), Castrol India (2), Century Real Estate (2), HPCL-Mittal Energy (2), Jindal Aluminium (2), Tata Steel (2), ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India (1), Ather Energy (1), Berger Paints (1), ELGi Equipments (1), Epic Group (1), SEDEMAC (1), Wipro Infrastructure Engineering (1).
FMCG/Retail (16 firms - 31 offers): Procter & Gamble (4), Albertsons Companies (3), Amul (3), Hindustan Unilever (3), ITC (3), Wipro Consumer Care (3), Dabur (2), Pidilite (2), AB InBev (1), Diageo (1), Fast Retailing (1), Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages (1), Marico (1), Mondelēz International (1), Nestlé India (1), The Coca-Cola Company (1).
Conglomerates (8 firms - 30 offers): Essar (8), Aditya Birla Group (5), GMR Group (5), CKA Birla Group (4), Tata Administrative Services (3), Mahindra Group (2), Reliance Industries (2), Vedanta (1).
Healthcare/Education (11 firms - 20 offers): Indegene (4), Sun Pharma (4), Vmock (3), Health City Cayman Islands (2), AstraZeneca (1), Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories (1), Haleon (1), Infinity Learn (1), Maiva Pharma (1), Optum (1), upGrad (1).
IIM Bangalore’s PGP and PGPBA Class of 2026 receives record 664 offers in Final & Lateral Placements
35% share of new recruiters and role diversity defines the Institute’s largest placement cycle to date
20 March, 2026, Bengaluru: The Lateral and Final Placements for the PGP and PGPBA Class of 2024-26 at the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) saw 596 students appearing for placements and getting a record-breaking 664 offers from 177 firms.
Management Consulting emerged as the dominant career pathway, accounting for 45% of total offers, followed by Technology/Product Management and Investment Banking, contributing 15% & 11% of the offers, respectively.
Professor Nishant Kumar Verma, Chairperson, Career Development Services (CDS) and faculty of Production & Operations Management, IIMB, 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 the stakeholders”.
Tapas Ranjan Pati, Head, CDS, noted that “Despite an evolving global hiring landscape, IIM Bangalore’s placement season continued to see strong momentum. Recruiters continued to value the depth, agility and industry-readiness of our students, along with the efficiency and professionalism of the placement process”.
He added, “We witnessed robust participation across sectors such as FMCG, Retail, E-commerce, Conglomerates, Fintech, Healthcare, and Manufacturing. We would like to especially highlight Accenture Strategy’s record number of offers”.
He also acknowledged the efforts of the Student Placement Committee and the Career Development Services team for their exceptional commitment and seamless execution of the process.
The Student Placement Committee reflected on the process, noting that “With the largest batch among all IIMs, the placement season saw strong participation from both legacy and new recruiters, with around 35% of the firms being new recruiters this year. The delivery of a process of this scale speaks to the strength of IIM Bangalore’s enduring industry relationships and the continued trust placed in the quality and capabilities of its students”.
Top recruiters by number of offers this year were Accenture (101), Boston Consulting Group (29), Bain & Company (23), EY-Parthenon (23), American Express (15), Kearney (13), and Tata Consultancy Services (11).
Consulting (Strategy/Advisory/Technology) (24 firms - 267 offers): Accenture Strategy (94), Boston Consulting Group (27), Bain & Company (23), EY-Parthenon India (22), Kearney (13), Tata Consultancy Services (11), Deloitte (10), Fujitsu Consulting (10), McKinsey & Company (9), Accenture Technology Consulting (7), Alvarez & Marsal (7), Oliver Wyman (6), PwC (6), KPMG (5), Accordion (3), Monitor Deloitte (3), Boston Consulting Group X (2), ISEG Foundation (2), World Wide Technology (2), EY-Parthenon Singapore (1), Samagra (1), Simon-Kucher & Partners (1), Strategy& India (1), YCP Auctus (1).
IT Software/Analytics/Product Management (40 firms - 85 offers): Tekion (6), Media.net (5), BrowserStack (3), Capgemini (3), Deskera (3), Harness (3), HiLabs (3), Kimbal (3), NoBroker (3), Salesforce (3), Teradata (3), Uber (3), Cisco (2) CloudFiles (2), ConsultAdd Services (2), Eightfold.ai (2), Emergent (2), Gnani.ai (2), Google (2), HCL Software (2), Intellimation.ai (2), Microsoft (2), NetApp (2), Newgen Software (2), Okta (2), ORO Labs (2), SuperAGI (2), Trianz (2), Aurigo (1), Cognizant (1), Cohesity (1), DevRev (1), eBay (1), EXL Service (1), Firstsource (1), Galvantrix (1), Helius Technologies (1), Hexaware Technologies (1), Justdial (1), LTI Mindtree (1).
Finance/Banking/Investments/FinTech (38 firms - 68 offers): Goldman Sachs (7), Navi (5), Bank of America (3), Deutsche Bank (3), EY India Lead Advisory (3), ICICI Bank (3), KreditBee (3), Snapmint (3), Yubi (3), Avendus Capital (2), BSE (2), Cholamandalam Finance (2), Citibank (2), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (2), O3 Capital (2), Arga Investment Management (1), Axis Bank (1), Bajaj Finserv (1), Barclays (1), Capital One (1), CRISIL (1), Edelweiss Alternatives (1), HDFC ERGO (1), HSBC Bank (1), IDFC First Bank (1), IIFL Finance (1), IIFL Securities (1), Kaleidofin (1), Kotak Mahindra Capital (1), Lincoln International (1), Monarch Networth Capital (1), NCDEX (1), Power Finance Corporation (1), PwC India CFIB (1), RXIL (1), Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (1), Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (1), UTI Asset Management Company (1).
E-Commerce/Payments/Telecom/Logistics (17 firms - 57 offers): American Express (15), Amazon (9), Shadowfax (6), Myntra (4), NPCI (4), Pine Labs (4), Clicktech Retail (2), Delhivery (2), Eternal (2), Juspay (2), AAJ Supply Chain Management (1), Airtel (1), C-DOT (1), PhonePe (1), Tata Play (1), Tesco (1), Visa (1).
Manufacturing/Construction/Energy/Infrastructure (16 firms – 34 offers): Lodha Group (8), Abhinandan Ventures (3), Asian Paints (3), Bosch (3), Castrol India (2), Century Real Estate (2), HPCL-Mittal Energy (2), Jindal Aluminium (2), Tata Steel (2), ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India (1), Ather Energy (1), Berger Paints (1), ELGi Equipments (1), Epic Group (1), SEDEMAC (1), Wipro Infrastructure Engineering (1).
FMCG/Retail (16 firms - 31 offers): Procter & Gamble (4), Albertsons Companies (3), Amul (3), Hindustan Unilever (3), ITC (3), Wipro Consumer Care (3), Dabur (2), Pidilite (2), AB InBev (1), Diageo (1), Fast Retailing (1), Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages (1), Marico (1), Mondelēz International (1), Nestlé India (1), The Coca-Cola Company (1).
Conglomerates (8 firms - 30 offers): Essar (8), Aditya Birla Group (5), GMR Group (5), CKA Birla Group (4), Tata Administrative Services (3), Mahindra Group (2), Reliance Industries (2), Vedanta (1).
Healthcare/Education (11 firms - 20 offers): Indegene (4), Sun Pharma (4), Vmock (3), Health City Cayman Islands (2), AstraZeneca (1), Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories (1), Haleon (1), Infinity Learn (1), Maiva Pharma (1), Optum (1), upGrad (1).