According to a press release, A Memorandum-of-Understanding was made between the PGP 16th batch (Class of 1981) of IIM-C and the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta in this regard recently. The PGP 16th batch has also gifted an endowment towards instituting the annual debate.

IIM Calcutta Annual Debate will be hosted in association with the student run IIM Calcutta Debating Society. Debating Society conducts The Freshers’ Debate, Mock Debates, Vidyasagar Memorial Debate and Open Debate every year.

His debating skills were known far and wide and represented the best in the art of persuasive brinkmanship at the podium. Bobby’s major contribution to academics was his ‘theory of nerves’ which merely stated that all you needed for a group project was strong nerves, the chaps with weak nerves would do it for you.

Sandip Bhatia, a student from PGP 16th batch recalling Bobby Saldanha said his debates were a treat. ‘If you were his opponent, you would have to resign to excruciatingly painful defeats.

His arguments were flawless and combined with his sense of wit and spontaneity, he was virtually unbeatable.’ Professor Anju Seth, Director, IIM Calcutta thanked the PGP 16 batch for their gift and hoped that other batches too would come forward to contribute meaningfully in keeping IIM Calcutta’s tradition of excellence higher.

Explore the latest updates from IIM Ahmedabad cluster 3 summer placements for the 2024-25 batch, featuring top recruiters like Mahindra, Amazon, and Airtel. Discover insights into the roles offered, company participation, and what’s next for the PGP and PGP-FABM classes.

Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIM Ahmedabad) has completed the cluster 2 summer placements for the postgraduate management programmes class of 2026. Altogether, 53 roles in various profiles were offered to the PGP students. Mahindra’s ‘Conglomerates’ cohort and Amazon’s’ Retail e-commerce’ cohort turned out to be the largest recruiters, making eight offers each.

The institute said that cluster 2 of the IIM Ahmedabad summer placement 2024-25 consisted of 7 cohorts namely conglomerates, retail B2B and retail e-commerce, consumer goods, consumer durables, pharmaceuticals and health care.

In the consumer service cohort, Airtel was the largest recruiter with 3 offers. Along with regular recruiters such as Aditya Birla Group, CK Birla Group, JSW Group, and Tata Administrative Services, participation of firms visiting for the first time in summers increased this year through GMR Group, Bharti Enterprises, Emcure Pharmaceuticals, Bharat Serum Vaccine, Michelin India, Sony, Welspun Living, United Breweries (Heineken), Zydus Wellness.

In the new recruiters category, Bharti Enterprises offered jobs for its group treasury, M&A and corporate finance teams and a new-age startup Trampoline Store made 2 offers for its founder’s office role.

IIM Ahmedabad cluster 3 summer placements 2024-25 will be held on November 18. A total of 73 roles were offered across various domains in the cluster 1 placements that took place on 12th Nov.

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IIM-A PGP-FABM summer placements

IIM Ahmedabad wraps up the summer placements done in hybrid mode for the PGP-FABM class of 2024-26. Over 39 companies, spanning the entire breadth of sectors like Management Consulting, Finance Commodity Trading, Agri-Inputs and Agri-tech, Conglomerates, Food Supply Chain, Food Processing, ESG consulting, and FMCG retail, among others, participated in the placements, ” it said. “All 47 students joining their respective companies to complete their summer internships in April-June 2025, ” added.

Conclusion

The IIM Ahmedabad summer placements for the 2024-25 batch have successfully wrapped up clusters 1 and 2, showcasing a strong presence of top recruiters and an increase in new companies participating. Mahindra, Amazon, and Airtel emerged as key recruiters, while the PGP-FABM placements spanned diverse sectors, providing an array of valuable opportunities. With the upcoming cluster 3 placements on November 18, the momentum for the institute’s placement season continues to build, promising even more prospects for the talented class of 2026.