IIM Bangalore wraps up summer internship placements for PGP, PGP-BA batch, ETHRWorld

Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIM Bangalore) has wrapped up placements for summer internships of its largest ever Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGP) and Post Graduate Programme in Business Analytics (PGP-BA) batch of 602 eligible students. Consulting firms made the highest number of offers for the batch, according to the institute.

The week dedicated to summer placements – November 6-11, 2023 – saw 484 students (437 PGP and 47 PGP-BA) being placed, while 115 students (89 PGP and 26 PGP-BA) were placed in a subsequent rolling placement process, said a statement released by IIM Bangalore.

The latter process included a targeted drive by Atypical Advantage to place 12 students with disabilities with leading companies. Three PGP students sought and found summer internships on their own, the institute said.

“The rolling summer placements saw many first-time recruiters offering roles in strategy, marketing, products, finance, analytics and investments – some of the projects offered were more interesting and challenging than those offered during the summer placement week,” said Ganesh N Prabhu, chairperson, Career Development Services, IIM Bangalore.

Consulting firms made the largest…